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/r/Probation

A forum for people to discuss probation/community supervision questions and topics.

54k subscribers287 posts / mo in Sep 2026247 authors / mosince 2010

r/probation has 54k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 287 posts a month from 247 people. Top topics: Probationary Issues, Volunteer Opportunities and Prison Sentences & Trials.

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Size and growth

How r/probation has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+15%in 12 months · +3.0% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 202654k
Growing54k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−10%vs Sep 2025 · −14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026287
QuieterPeaked at 822 in Jan 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/probation

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Probationary Issues0.2%
  2. Volunteer Opportunities0.2%
  3. Prison Sentences & Trials0.2%
  4. Prison-Life Crimes0.1%
  5. Last Day Jobs0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Wolfram
  2. FindLaw
  3. Qualtrics
  4. Scribd
  5. Tenor

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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