r/socialism↗
Socialism, a community for socialists
An international community for socialists, to discuss current events in our world from our anti-capitalist perspective(s). Certain knowledge of socialism is expected from participants. This is not a space for non-socialists. Please be mindful of our rules before participating, as they are actively enforced. New to socialism? Please visit r/Socialism_101 prior to participating here.
515k subscribers1,056 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)533 authors / mosince 2008
r/socialism has 515k members (+7.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,056 posts a month from 533 people. Top topics: Socialist Books, Socialism vs Capitalism and Economic Arguments.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Socialist Books0.3%
- Socialism vs Capitalism0.3%
- Economic Arguments0.2%
- Marxist Theory & Reading0.2%
- Central American Politics<0.1%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Marxists Internet Archive
- Substack
- Gofund
- World Socialist Web Site
- Al Jazeera
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