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r/povertyfinance↗

Personal Finance For The Financially Challenged

A support group for those who are struggling financially! Financial advice, frugality tips, stories, opportunities, general guidance, and unconditional emotional support. No Judgement, just advice!

2.9M subscribers1,696 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,465 authors / mosince 2018

r/povertyfinance has 2.9M members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,696 posts a month from 1,465 people. Top topics: Debt Advice, Credit Score Improvement and Homeless and Carless.

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Size and growth

How r/povertyfinance has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+20%in 12 months · +4.4% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 20262.9M
Growing2.9M subscribers
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−28%vs Sep 2025 · −30% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.7k
QuieterPeaked at 3.1k in Mar 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/povertyfinance

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Debt Advice2.1%
  2. Credit Score Improvement1.2%
  3. Homeless and Carless1.1%
  4. Credit Card Debt-Free Journey1.0%
  5. Homelessness Assistance0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. AttaPoll
  2. Gofund
  3. Apple
  4. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  5. Monzo

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