r/BreakUps

Updated 2026-10-24

r/BreakUps is a Relationships & Dating community on Reddit with 558,590 members, ranking #27 of 1,002 in Relationships & Dating. "Pain makes you stronger, fear makes you braver, heartbreak makes you wiser"

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How big is r/BreakUps?

Created in 2009, r/BreakUps has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Relationships & Dating it ranks #27 of 1,002 communities we track — the top 2.7% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 832× the median Relationships & Dating subreddit, which has 671 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Relationships & Dating community we track is r/relationship_advice with 15,806,791 members — roughly 28 times the size of r/BreakUps. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2009 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/BreakUps on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members558,590
CategoryRelationships & Dating
Rank in category#27 of 1,002
Created2009
Category median size671 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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