r/penpals↗
Pen Pals
Letters and Post Cards and Email, Oh My!
253k subscribers749 posts / mo in Sep 2026582 authors / mosince 2009
r/penpals has 253k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 749 posts a month from 582 people. Top topics: Book Clubs, Penpal Letters and Postcard Exchange Offer.
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How r/penpals has grown
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Topics and brands on r/penpals
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Book Clubs0.3%
- Penpal Letters0.2%
- Postcard Exchange Offer0.2%
- Postcard Exchange<0.1%
- Writing Partnerships<0.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Spotify
- Postcrossing
- Fanfiction
- itch
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