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Get your spending under control

Do you compulsively buy things? Got an eBay, Amazon, or Etsy addiction? Can't stop by a book store or makeup counter without buying something? Break that habit with a no-buy! You can do it for a chosen time period — until you use up what you have, or until you reach some goal. It's a lot easier when you have support, so post your no-buy and we'll cheer you on!

83k subscribers59 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~7% by known bots)51 authors / mosince 2011

r/nobuy has 83k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 59 posts a month from 51 people. Top topics: No-Buy Year, Makeup Buying Habits and Buyingibiliy.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +2.7% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 202683k
Growing83k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/nobuy

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+28%vs Sep 2025 · −3.1% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202659
BusierPeaked at 434 in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~7% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/nobuy

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. No-Buy Year1.6%
  2. Makeup Buying Habits0.4%
  3. Buyingibiliy0.3%
  4. Anti-Consumption0.3%
  5. Frugal Grocery Shopping0.3%

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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