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r/workingmoms↗

Moms Who Work

A place for mothers who work to discuss the challenges and joys, pros and cons, and every day issues working mothers face.

170k subscribers738 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)645 authors / mosince 2013

r/workingmoms has 170k members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 738 posts a month from 645 people. Top topics: Working Moms, Maternity Leave & Parental Leave and Manager Advice & Tips.

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Size and growth

How r/workingmoms has grown

r/workingmoms

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%in 12 months · +3.3% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026170k
Growing170k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/workingmoms

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−1.6%vs Sep 2025 · −4.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026738
QuieterPeaked at 1.4k in May 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/workingmoms

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Working Moms1.1%
  2. Maternity Leave & Parental Leave0.5%
  3. Manager Advice & Tips0.5%
  4. Layoffs Job Loss0.4%
  5. Commute Matters0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Care
  2. Substack
  3. Apple
  4. DOL
  5. Target Corporation

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