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Newborns

A subreddit for parents/caretakers of newborn babies and those who are getting ready to have babies.

147k subscribers2,143 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,529 authors / mosince 2014

r/newborns has 147k members (+57% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,143 posts a month from 1,529 people. Top topics: Baby Sleep, Baby Animals & Pets and Parenting Challenges.

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Size and growth

How r/newborns has grown

r/newborns

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+57%in 12 months · +10% in 3 months · +2.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026146k
Growing146k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/newborns

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+5.3%vs Sep 2025 · +36% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.1k
BusierPeaked at 2.3k in Aug 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/newborns

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Baby Sleep0.4%
  2. Baby Animals & Pets0.1%
  3. Parenting Challenges0.1%
  4. Baby & Birth Stories0.1%
  5. Unpopular Opinions and Feuds<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Target Corporation
  3. CDC
  4. Spotify
  5. TikTok

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research