r/pencils↗
Pencils!
This is a community for pencil enthusiasts.
37k subscribers264 posts / mo in Sep 2026138 authors / mosince 2008
r/pencils has 37k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 264 posts a month from 138 people. Top topics: Colored Pencils, Pencil Collections and Mechanical Pencils.
When to post on r/pencils
You've used today's free reports
Visitors without an account can open 3 subreddit reports a day. The best time to post on r/pencils, removal risk and the rest of the report are one step away.
How r/pencils has grown
Subscriber growth
Subscribers over time
Monthly activity
Posts, comments and authors per month
Topics and brands on r/pencils
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Colored Pencils2.3%
- Pencil Collections1.5%
- Mechanical Pencils1.4%
- Colored Pencils0.7%
- Colored Pencil Art0.6%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- JetPens
- Blackwing
- eBay
- FC-ECom
- Blick Art Materials
Everything else about r/pencils
Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.
Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research