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Phishing - Questions about Phishing scams, reporting Phishing, and general discussion.

41k subscribers245 posts / mo in Sep 2026195 authors / mosince 2008

r/phishing has 41k members (+38% over the last 12 months). It gets about 245 posts a month from 195 people. Top topics: Scam Texts & Alerts, Microsoft Security Issues and Antivirus Discussion.

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Size and growth

How r/phishing has grown

r/phishing

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+38%in 12 months · +5.4% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 202641k
Growing41k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−20%vs Sep 2025 · −12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026245
QuieterPeaked at 393 in Oct 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/phishing

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Scam Texts & Alerts2.5%
  2. Microsoft Security Issues1.4%
  3. Antivirus Discussion1.4%
  4. Job Scams0.9%
  5. ScamAlerts0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. The Independent
  2. Microsoft
  3. Apple
  4. Snopes
  5. Have I Been Pwned

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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