Top Writing subreddits

Largest Writing subreddits

Largest Writing subreddits

#	Subreddit	Members	12-mo growth	Commenters / mo
1	r/WritingPrompts	18.88M	+0.3%	1,414
2	r/nosleep	18.24M	+0.9%	1,238
3	r/writing	3.44M	+5.6%	6,212
4	J r/Journaling	2.25M	+4.9%	3,022
5	r/worldbuilding	1.93M	+5.7%	14,396
6	r/TwoSentenceHorror	1.91M	+3.4%	5,773
7	r/Screenwriting	1.78M	+2.8%	2,777
8	r/Handwriting	1.05M	+3.1%	2,402
9	r/fantasywriters	961,082	+4.7%	3,413
10	r/QuotesPorn	933,336	+2.3%	1,007
11	r/PenmanshipPorn	928,402	+2.2%	420
12	S r/shortscarystories	883,953	+2.6%	742
13	r/SCP	822,345	+7.2%	5,159
14	r/UnsentLetters	606,407	+9.4%	4,203
15	r/scarystories	603,281	+9.8%	532
16	r/FanFiction	454,347	+8.2%	4,908
17	r/writers	445,783	+33%	10,256
18	r/AO3	436,058	+41%	23,213
19	B r/bulletjournal	405,948	+10%	1,065
20	r/HFY	384,194	+4.9%	2,151
21	B r/bujo	341,520	+2.6%	88
22	r/OCPoetry	314,169	+9.6%	1,278
23	r/creativewriting	313,474	+8.8%	250
24	r/selfpublish	269,140	+30%	2,950
25	r/KeepWriting	267,066	+8.2%	785

Fastest growing Writing subreddits

Member growth over 12 months, among subreddits that had at least 18,251 members a year ago.

Fastest growing Writing subreddits

#	Subreddit	12-mo growth	Members gained	Members	Commenters / mo
1	C r/commonplacebook	+157%	+53,627	87,853	352
2	N r/nonfictionbooks	+121%	+33,376	60,888	1,620
3	S r/sixwordstories	+113%	+121,092	228,645	16,366
4	H r/HireAnEditor	+101%	+37,631	74,821	2,660
5	r/PoetryWritingClub	+99%	+30,167	60,512	1,038
6	r/horrorstories	+81%	+38,840	86,659	404
7	r/LoveLetters	+81%	+24,610	55,042	1,459
8	r/writinghelp	+80%	+15,770	35,417	832
9	r/superpowers	+76%	+29,463	68,333	10,485
10	r/Travelersnotebooks	+75%	+26,445	61,770	1,291
11	r/FictionWriting	+72%	+15,145	36,101	1,194
12	r/Substack	+67%	+24,201	60,419	1,199
13	r/UnsentLettersRaw	+65%	+21,109	53,705	1,764
14	r/royalroad	+63%	+13,357	34,448	2,383
15	J r/justpoetry	+61%	+13,735	36,141	527
16	r/ilovestationery	+56%	+18,439	51,109	114
17	r/Writeresearch	+52%	+20,077	59,045	1,190
18	r/fantasywriting	+51%	+10,478	31,033	530
19	r/Archiveofourownmemes	+51%	+35,219	104,853	3,518
20	r/writingadvice	+47%	+46,564	146,670	2,473
21	H r/HandwritingAnalysis	+46%	+46,854	148,082	9,694
22	r/authors	+44%	+10,571	34,719	190
23	r/graphology	+43%	+9,855	32,593	43
24	r/WritingHub	+43%	+27,094	89,948	1,255
25	S r/selfpublishing	+43%	+10,779	35,972	365

Most members gained

Writing subreddits that gained the most members

#	Subreddit	Members gained	12-mo growth	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/writing	+183,764	+5.6%	3.44M	6,212
2	r/nosleep	+164,242	+0.9%	18.24M	1,238
3	r/AO3	+127,642	+41%	436,058	23,213
4	S r/sixwordstories	+121,092	+113%	228,645	16,366
5	r/writers	+111,244	+33%	445,783	10,256
6	J r/Journaling	+106,030	+4.9%	2.25M	3,022
7	r/worldbuilding	+103,722	+5.7%	1.93M	14,396
8	r/selfpublish	+62,278	+30%	269,140	2,950
9	r/TwoSentenceHorror	+62,011	+3.4%	1.91M	5,773
10	r/SCP	+55,410	+7.2%	822,345	5,159
11	r/scarystories	+53,698	+9.8%	603,281	532
12	C r/commonplacebook	+53,627	+157%	87,853	352
13	r/WritingPrompts	+52,679	+0.3%	18.88M	1,414
14	r/UnsentLetters	+52,093	+9.4%	606,407	4,203
15	r/Screenwriting	+47,717	+2.8%	1.78M	2,777
16	N r/notebooks	+46,900	+27%	218,895	2,090
17	H r/HandwritingAnalysis	+46,854	+46%	148,082	9,694
18	r/writingadvice	+46,564	+47%	146,670	2,473
19	r/fantasywriters	+42,787	+4.7%	961,082	3,413
20	r/horrorstories	+38,840	+81%	86,659	404
21	B r/bulletjournal	+37,654	+10%	405,948	1,065
22	H r/HireAnEditor	+37,631	+101%	74,821	2,660
23	r/writingcirclejerk	+35,233	+22%	196,257	3,551
24	r/Archiveofourownmemes	+35,219	+51%	104,853	3,518
25	r/FanFiction	+34,406	+8.2%	454,347	4,908

Most active Writing subreddits

People who comment in a month, the average of the three months ending September 2026.

Most active Writing subreddits

#	Subreddit	Commenters / mo	Posts / mo	Members
1	r/AO3	23,213	4,836	436,058
2	r/writingscaling	21,553	2,448	60,165
3	S r/sixwordstories	16,366	11,760	228,645
4	r/worldbuilding	14,396	3,669	1.93M
5	r/superpowers	10,485	511	68,333
6	r/writers	10,256	3,557	445,783
7	H r/HandwritingAnalysis	9,694	578	148,082
8	S r/SevenWordStories	6,671	3,600	34,475
9	r/writing	6,212	1,341	3.44M
10	r/TwoSentenceHorror	5,773	3,117	1.91M
11	r/SCP	5,159	1,497	822,345
12	r/UnsentTexts	4,969	7,937	80,152
13	r/FanFiction	4,908	2,182	454,347
14	r/UnsentLetters	4,203	6,881	606,407
15	r/writingcirclejerk	3,551	526	196,257
16	r/Archiveofourownmemes	3,518	254	104,853
17	r/fantasywriters	3,413	1,504	961,082
18	r/TwentiesIndiaLove	3,403	798	10,995
19	r/cremposting	3,233	372	148,452
20	J r/Journaling	3,022	861	2.25M
21	r/selfpublish	2,950	673	269,140
22	r/Screenwriting	2,777	807	1.78M
23	H r/HireAnEditor	2,660	2,175	74,821
24	r/Cursive	2,579	165	25,339
25	r/HPfanfiction	2,524	1,137	175,726

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• Activity (commenters and posts per month) is the average of the three months ending September 2026. Posts by known bots are not counted.
• 12-month growth compares members now with members a year earlier. A subreddit is ranked by growth only if it already had at least 18,251 members a year ago (the median for subreddits with a known growth), so brand-new communities don't top the list from a base of zero. Subreddits with more monthly active users than 0.808 per member, a sign of inflated activity, are left out of the growth and activity lists.
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