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241k subscribers123 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)69 authors / mosince 2009

r/sciences has 241k members (+9.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 123 posts a month from 69 people. Top topics: Antibiotic Resistance, Black Holes and Interstellar Objects & Stars.

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Size and growth

How r/sciences has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.6%in 12 months · +1.7% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026241k
Growing241k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−32%vs Sep 2025 · +27% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026123
QuieterPeaked at 292 in Jun 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/sciences

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Antibiotic Resistance0.2%
  2. Black Holes0.2%
  3. Interstellar Objects & Stars0.2%
  4. Milky Way Galaxies0.2%
  5. Cancer Immunotherapy Updates0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Doi
  2. Nature
  3. Gizmodo
  4. ScienceDirect
  5. Springer

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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