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r/sleep↗

Community for Better Sleep

Insomnia, sleep apnea, nightmares, shift work and everyday sleep trouble. Share what helps, ask questions, and help others sleep better.

711k subscribers1,652 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,434 authors / mosince 2008

r/sleep has 711k members (+9.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,652 posts a month from 1,434 people. Top topics: Night Shift Sleep Issues, Sleep and School Schedules and Sleep and Wake Schedules.

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Size and growth

How r/sleep has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.2%in 12 months · +1.4% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026710k
Growing710k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−3.8%vs Sep 2025 · −16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.7k
QuieterPeaked at 2.4k in Apr 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/sleep

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Night Shift Sleep Issues0.5%
  2. Sleep and School Schedules0.5%
  3. Sleep and Wake Schedules0.3%
  4. Sleep Tracking & Watches0.3%
  5. Ambient Music & Soundscapes0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. TinyURL

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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