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r/trypophobia↗

The most common phobia you've never heard of.

A community where users share and discuss content related to trypophobia, the aversion to irregular clusters of small holes or bumps.

93k subscribers169 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)153 authors / mosince 2011

r/trypophobia has 93k members (+3.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 169 posts a month from 153 people. Top topics: Egg Discussions, Pancake Recipes & Variations and Wasp Nests.

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Size and growth

How r/trypophobia has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.7%in 12 months · +0.7% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 202693k
Growing93k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/trypophobia

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+15%vs Sep 2025 · +12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026169
BusierPeaked at 440 in Oct 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/trypophobia

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Egg Discussions0.3%
  2. Pancake Recipes & Variations0.3%
  3. Wasp Nests0.2%
  4. Nightmares and Paralysis0.2%
  5. Sculpture Scrap Artiste0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. TikTok
  2. Tenor

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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