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Science Memes

3.9M subscribers326 posts / mo in Sep 2026178 authors / mosince 2012

r/sciencememes has 3.9M members (+1.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 326 posts a month from 178 people. Top topics: Science Memes and Jokes, Chemistry Exams & Notes and ScienceCommunity.

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Size and growth

How r/sciencememes has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.8%in 12 months · +0.3% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20263.9M
Growing3.9M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−19%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026326
QuieterPeaked at 4.1k in Aug 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/sciencememes

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Science Memes and Jokes0.5%
  2. Chemistry Exams & Notes0.3%
  3. ScienceCommunity0.2%
  4. Math Equations0.2%
  5. Teacher Tales0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. xkcd
  2. Know Your Meme
  3. Nature
  4. Ko-fi
  5. ScienceDirect

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research