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Social Psychology

Welcome to /r/socialpsychology, a place to discuss research and issues in academic social psychology.

27k subscribers35 posts / mo in Sep 202635 authors / mosince 2012

r/socialpsychology has 27k members (+36% over the last 12 months). It gets about 35 posts a month from 35 people. Top topics: PhD Rejections and Personality Types and Preferences.

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Size and growth

How r/socialpsychology has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+36%in 12 months · +5.2% in 3 months
Oct 202627k
Growing27k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+59%vs Sep 2025 · +24% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202635
BusierPeaked at 44 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/socialpsychology

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. PhD Rejections1.0%
  2. Personality Types and Preferences0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Qualtrics
  2. Gorilla
  3. Doi

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