r/cats

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Pictures, videos, questions, and articles featuring/about cats.

The community at a glance

r/cats is a Subreddit for Cat Lovers with roughly 9.3M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Cats topic page.

Roughly 805K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Cat, Kitten, and Cute. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention automatic feeder, microchip feeder, and pet insurance.

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +805K members
Growth: +9.5% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 80K members
  • 2014: 73K members
  • 2015: 66K members
  • 2016: 94K members
  • 2017: 156K members
  • 2023: 4.6M members
  • 2024: 2.4M members
  • 2025: 1.4M members
  • 2026: 363K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 107K members
  • Aug: 95K members
  • Sep: 41K members
  • Oct: 39K members
  • Nov: 72K members
  • Dec: 67K members
  • Jan: 69K members
  • Feb: 58K members
  • Mar: 64K members
  • Apr: 59K members
  • May: 61K members
  • Jun: 51K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    19 posts in the past month
    1. How to teach kitten?
    2. Is this infected?
    3. Female kitten name suggestions!
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How to teach kitten? · Is this infected? · Female kitten name suggestions!
    19
  • Pain & Anger
    7 posts in the past month
    1. This is Dee Dee. She does not like being politely asked to get off the counter. I tried to pick her up to get her off the counter, and she did this instead after evading me.
    2. Small rant: I am no longer my cat's best friend
    3. Morgan Furman needs all your good vibes.
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    This is Dee Dee. She does not like being politely asked to get off the counter. I tried to pick her up to get her off the counter, and she did this instead after evading me. · Small rant: I am no longer my cat's best friend · Morgan Furman needs all your good vibes.
    7
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Cat litter smell? Please help!
    2. I want to use a lamp but I have cats, what to do?
    3. Ear mite treatments please help my boy is hurting himself :(
    #3
    Solution Requests
    Cat litter smell? Please help! · I want to use a lamp but I have cats, what to do? · Ear mite treatments please help my boy is hurting himself :(
    3
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. $200 Tower or Walgreens Bag?
    #4
    Money Talk
    $200 Tower or Walgreens Bag?
    1

Topics

  • Cat
    313 posts in the past month
    1. Two years of waiting, and my cat finally slept beside me.
    2. My cat
    3. When did you start to notice that your cat was developing arthritis?
    #1
    Cat
    Two years of waiting, and my cat finally slept beside me. · My cat · When did you start to notice that your cat was developing arthritis?
    313
  • Kitten
    46 posts in the past month
    1. How to teach kitten?
    2. Anyone else's cat purposely mew like a kitten?
    3. Any advice to make vaccinated kittens comfier?
    #2
    Kitten
    How to teach kitten? · Anyone else's cat purposely mew like a kitten? · Any advice to make vaccinated kittens comfier?
    46
  • Cute
    35 posts in the past month
    1. Just tried for a cute photo of him snuggling me
    2. Aww SO CUTEE 🙂‍↔️
    #3
    Cute
    Just tried for a cute photo of him snuggling me · Aww SO CUTEE 🙂‍↔️
    35
  • Frustrating
    26 posts in the past month
    #4
    Frustrating
    26
  • Hard Time
    19 posts in the past month
    #5
    Hard Time
    19

Flair

  • Cat Picture - OC
    93 posts in the past month
    1. Sitting like a human
    2. Sweet former farm cat using her cave for the first time since being adopted 4 months ago :’)
    3. $200 Tower or Walgreens Bag?
    #1
    Cat Picture - OC
    Sitting like a human · Sweet former farm cat using her cave for the first time since being adopted 4 months ago :’) · $200 Tower or Walgreens Bag?
    93
  • Advice
    30 posts in the past month
    1. How to teach kitten?
    2. My cats lick bricks when stressed
    3. My cat is mad at me. How do I apologize?
    #2
    Advice
    How to teach kitten? · My cats lick bricks when stressed · My cat is mad at me. How do I apologize?
    30
  • Medical Questions
    19 posts in the past month
    1. Is this infected?
    2. My cat pees and poops constantly! What do I do?
    3. When did you start to notice that your cat was developing arthritis?
    #3
    Medical Questions
    Is this infected? · My cat pees and poops constantly! What do I do? · When did you start to notice that your cat was developing arthritis?
    19
  • Video - OC
    12 posts in the past month
    1. I freestyle on him when he pisses me off
    2. What does this meowing mean?
    3. Jaspers first time outside in weeks! (supervised) he now likes to race you
    #4
    Video - OC
    I freestyle on him when he pisses me off · What does this meowing mean? · Jaspers first time outside in weeks! (supervised) he now likes to race you
    12
  • Humor
    6 posts in the past month
    1. What’s going on inside Heisenberg’s head?
    2. Anyone else's cat purposely mew like a kitten?
    3. We drained our fountain to clean it. What the heck?
    #5
    Humor
    What’s going on inside Heisenberg’s head? · Anyone else's cat purposely mew like a kitten? · We drained our fountain to clean it. What the heck?
    6

Product recommendations

  • automatic feeder
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best automatic litter box
    2. For anyone with wet food automatic feeders - would you recommend it?
    3. For anyone with wet food automatic feeders - would you recommend it?
    #1
    automatic feeder
    Best automatic litter box · For anyone with wet food automatic feeders - would you recommend it? · For anyone with wet food automatic feeders - would you recommend it?
    4
  • microchip feeder
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend me a microchip feeder, please!
    2. Recommend me a microchip feeder, please!
    #2
    microchip feeder
    Recommend me a microchip feeder, please! · Recommend me a microchip feeder, please!
    2
  • pet insurance
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommended route for pet insurance?
    2. Recommended route for pet insurance?
    #3
    pet insurance
    Recommended route for pet insurance? · Recommended route for pet insurance?
    2
  • cat litter
    2 posts in the past month
    1. In the last few days there has been talk about silica crystals, which are found in kitchen worktops and are said to be carcinogenic. This probably means that this material is not suitable for the cat's litter box. I am now wondering which brand is recommended for my girl. Thank you in advance.
    2. Single Cat Litter Recs
    #4
    cat litter
    In the last few days there has been talk about silica crystals, which are found in kitchen worktops and are said to be carcinogenic. This probably means that this material is not suitable for the cat's litter box. I am now wondering which brand is recommended for my girl. Thank you in advance. · Single Cat Litter Recs
    2
  • toys
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Toy recs for cats that like to play with earrings?
    2. Need toys recs
    #5
    toys
    Toy recs for cats that like to play with earrings? · Need toys recs
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/cats for?
Best for Cat Lovers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/cats free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/cats have?
Roughly 9.3M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/cats on?
r/cats runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/cats cover?
On the Hive Index, r/cats is organized under Cat Lovers.
How do I join r/cats?
You can join r/cats by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Cats communities like?
Communities for cat owners and fans to share photos, get health advice, and bond over feline antics. Reddit has massive communities for daily cat content and health questions, with Discord servers and Facebook groups for breed-specific chat and cat behavior discussion.
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