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Peak Oil

A forum for discussion and current events concerning peak oil, limits to growth, oil sector news and the direction of humanity post-fossil fuel.

6.8k subscribers65 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)31 authors / mosince 2008

r/peakoil has 6.8k members (+65% over the last 12 months). It gets about 65 posts a month from 31 people. Top topics: Oil Prices & Crude Markets, Oil Prices & Commodities and China EV Dominance.

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Size and growth

How r/peakoil has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+65%in 12 months · +9.6% in 3 months · +2.2% in 1 month
Oct 20266.7k
Growing6.7k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+306%vs Sep 2025 · −22% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202665
BusierPeaked at 112 in May 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/peakoil

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Oil Prices & Crude Markets1.7%
  2. Oil Prices & Commodities0.7%
  3. China EV Dominance0.5%
  4. China EV Industry0.3%
  5. Electric Vehicles0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. OilPrice
  2. CleanTechnica
  3. Bloomberg L.P.
  4. Electrek
  5. Car News China

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