Reddit archive search for brands, topics and phrases since 2005
Historical search is a Reddit archive search for phrases of up to three words, such as a brand, a product or a problem. It covers posts back to June 2005 and comments back to December 2005, and reports how mentions moved month by month, where the phrase is discussed, how many different people are behind it, how it was received, and the matching posts or comments.
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- June 2005Where the post archive starts; comments go back to December 2005
- 3 wordsLongest phrase per search, matched as an exact phrase or as all words anywhere in the text
- 9,275Posts and comments with the exact phrase “brand mentions” in January to September 2026, up from 2,108 a year earlier
The phrase “brand mentions” on Reddit
Marketers keep asking how to keep track of brand mentions, so here is the phrase itself: exact match, posts and comments, the whole archive.
- Full year 2024
- 694 mentions
- Full year 2025
- 3,742 mentions
- January to September, 2025 vs 2026
- 2,108 vs 9,275
- Busiest month so far
- May 2026, 1,593 mentions
- Most comments with the phrase, all years
- r/DigitalMarketing 768, r/SEO 489, r/SaaS 453
What Historical search does
Mentions over time
Mentions a month across the window, with a Per 1M view that divides each month by Reddit's own volume, so Reddit's growth doesn't pass for rising interest. It names the peak month and says whether the phrase is rising or fading.
Where it is discussed
The subreddits that carry the phrase, through two lenses: Popular ranks them by the number of mentions, Distinctive by where the phrase is most characteristic of the community.
How many people are behind it
Of every 100 posts with the phrase, how many came from the 10 most active accounts, read as a real crowd, a core of regulars or a few loud accounts. Known bots are counted apart, and no account names are shown.
How it lands
The scores and replies that matching posts received, plus the comment tone of the subreddits around the phrase (the tone of those communities, not of each match).
Who writes in those subreddits
Gender, age, geography and occupations of the people who write in the subreddits where the phrase comes up. It describes those communities, not the authors of each match.
What was written
The matching posts or comments, sorted newest, top or (for posts) most replies, with an intent filter for posts and an option to leave NSFW posts out. Each row has a Copy for AI button that copies the post and its context for your own assistant.
How Historical search works
Type the phrase
Up to three words: a brand, a competitor, a product category or a complaint. Choose exact phrase or all words, and posts, comments or both.
Set the window
The last 12 months, 3 years, 10 years, a custom number of months or years, or the whole archive. Window, match and scope changes for the same phrase apply on the spot.
Read, then open the threads
Start with the timeline and the subreddits, then sort the matches by most replies to find the biggest conversations and open them on Reddit.
Who uses Historical search
SEO and GEO specialists
Founders and product teams
PR and reputation managers
What Historical search doesn't do
Here is what it won't do, so you know before you start.
- No alerts and no saved searches: it shows what has already been said, not what gets said next.
- One phrase of up to three words per search, with no OR, NOT or synonyms.
- Months, not days: you can't search a specific date or a range between two dates.
- No CSV export and no public link to share a result.
- Deleted text isn't brought back: a removed post keeps only its title and a Removed label, a removed comment only the label.
Historical search: common questions
How do I search old Reddit posts and comments?
Type a phrase of up to three words into Historical search and pick posts, comments or both. Posts go back to June 2005 and comments to December 2005, and the results come as a monthly timeline, a list of subreddits and the matching texts.
Can I search Reddit by date?
By month, not by day. Choose the last 12 months, 3 years, 10 years, a custom number of months or years, or the whole archive; the timeline then shows every month, and the matches can be read newest first.
Can I see deleted Reddit posts and comments?
No. A removed post appears with its title and a Removed label, and a removed comment shows only the label; the deleted text is not brought back.
How is this different from Reddit's own search?
It answers different questions: how often a phrase came up each month since 2005, which subreddits carry it, how many different people are behind it and how it was received, with the matching posts underneath.
Does Historical search send alerts for new mentions?
No. It covers what Reddit has already said; there are no alerts, saved searches or checks running in the background.
How much does a Reddit archive search cost?
Historical search is part of every KissMyPost plan, and plans differ in their monthly kisses (credits). A search with no matches costs nothing, and repeating the same search within 30 days is free. Any plan can be tried for one day.
Try Historical search on any plan.
Search a phrase across Reddit posts and comments since 2005: timeline, subreddits, crowd and the matches.