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support for anyone with RA

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28k subscribers228 posts / mo in Sep 2026197 authors / mosince 2018

r/rheumatoidarthritis has 28k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 228 posts a month from 197 people. Top topics: Calling In Sick, Substitute Teaching and New Hire Orientation.

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Size and growth

How r/rheumatoidarthritis has grown

r/rheumatoidarthritis

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+25%in 12 months · +4.7% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202628k
Growing28k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/rheumatoidarthritis

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+54%vs Sep 2025 · −3.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026228
BusierPeaked at 376 in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/rheumatoidarthritis

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Calling In Sick<0.1%
  2. Substitute Teaching<0.1%
  3. New Hire Orientation<0.1%
  4. CancerFakesAndSurvivals<0.1%
  5. Hand Pain & Comfort<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

Can you post

Posting rules for r/rheumatoidarthritis

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Timing and removals

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What to post

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Who writes here

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How they talk

What people ask for on r/rheumatoidarthritis

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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