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224k subscribers493 posts / mo in Sep 2026333 authors / mosince 2008

r/nihilism has 224k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 493 posts a month from 333 people. Top topics: Meaning of Life, Pain and Suffering and Antinatalism & Natalism.

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Size and growth

How r/nihilism has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +3.0% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026224k
Growing224k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/nihilism

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+0.8%vs Sep 2025 · +6.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026493
BusierPeaked at 585 in Jan 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/nihilism

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Meaning of Life3.3%
  2. Pain and Suffering0.6%
  3. Antinatalism & Natalism0.4%
  4. Antinatalism Debate0.3%
  5. Happiness Key0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. Medium
  3. Dominican House of Studies Priory
  4. Doi
  5. Goodreads

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