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Thalassophobia is an intense phobia or fear of large or deep water. Megalohydrothalassophobia is a fear of large things under water. Feel free to discuss anything related to these subjects, or share news, images and videos.

91k subscribers57 posts / mo in Sep 202651 authors / mosince 2016

r/thalassaphobia has 91k members (+40% over the last 12 months). It gets about 57 posts a month from 51 people. Top topics: Ocean Fears, Thalassophobia Fear and Whale Encounters.

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Size and growth

How r/thalassaphobia has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+40%in 12 months · +8.6% in 3 months · +2.3% in 1 month
Oct 202691k
Growing91k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+128%vs Sep 2025 · −26% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202657
BusierPeaked at 75 in May 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/thalassaphobia

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ocean Fears3.2%
  2. Thalassophobia Fear2.5%
  3. Whale Encounters1.6%
  4. Ocean Depths1.4%
  5. Giant Squid Exploration1.0%

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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