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Polyamory: openly, honestly, and consensually loving and being committed to more than one person

Polyamory is openly, honestly, and consensually loving and being committed to more than one person. This subreddit discusses news, views, and issues around polyamory, and the people who do it

475k subscribers1,415 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,168 authors / mosince 2009

r/polyamory has 475k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,415 posts a month from 1,168 people. Top topics: Polygamous Families, New Beds & Sleep and CuddleTime.

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Size and growth

How r/polyamory has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+13%in 12 months · +2.4% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026474k
Growing474k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/polyamory

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−25%vs Sep 2025 · −4.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.4k
QuieterPeaked at 2.5k in Jan 2023
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/polyamory

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Polygamous Families<0.1%
  2. New Beds & Sleep<0.1%
  3. CuddleTime<0.1%
  4. Marriage Issues<0.1%
  5. Love Debates<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Unicorns-R-Us
  2. polyfor.us
  3. Autostraddle
  4. Medium
  5. World Health Organization

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