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r/sad↗

sad reddit: vent and share

A community for sad people

157k subscribers1,196 posts / mo in Sep 20261,036 authors / mosince 2008

r/sad has 157k members (+6.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,196 posts a month from 1,036 people. Top topics: Cat Loss, Dog Loss Memories and Pet Grief Support.

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Size and growth

How r/sad has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+6.4%in 12 months · +1.3% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026157k
Growing157k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+41%vs Sep 2025 · +19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.2k
BusierPeaked at 2k in Oct 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/sad

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Cat Loss0.8%
  2. Dog Loss Memories0.6%
  3. Pet Grief Support0.5%
  4. Pet Loss0.3%
  5. Pet Loss0.3%

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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