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r/unpopularopinion↗

For your Opinions that are Unpopular

Share your burning hot takes and unpopular opinions!

5M subscribers6,214 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)4,690 authors / mosince 2012

r/unpopularopinion has 5M members. It gets about 6,214 posts a month from 4,690 people. Top topics: Dog Lovers Delight, Condiment Controversies and Parenting Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/unpopularopinion has grown

r/unpopularopinion

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+2.3%since May 2026 · +1.2% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 20265M
Growing5M subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Feb 2012)
Live · through Oct 2026
r/unpopularopinion

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −0.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20266.2k
QuieterPeaked at 30k in Sep 2021
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/unpopularopinion

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Dog Lovers Delight0.4%
  2. Condiment Controversies0.3%
  3. Parenting Issues0.1%
  4. Pop Music Trends & Debates0.1%
  5. MCU Discussion<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Merriam-Webster
  2. ScienceDirect
  3. cambridge.org
  4. Wolfram
  5. NPR

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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