About r/daddit
Welcome to r/daddit. Reddit’s top sub for fatherhood and parenting.
The community at a glance
r/daddit is a Subreddit for Parents with roughly 2.0M members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Parenting communities list.
Roughly 124K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Looking For, and Looking. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention book recs and carrier recs.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 10K members
- 2014: 9K members
- 2015: 9K members
- 2016: 16K members
- 2017: 18K members
- 2021: 210K members
- 2023: 662K members
- 2024: 738K members
- 2025: 189K members
- 2026: 106K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 9K members
- Dec: 9K members
- Jan: 9K members
- Feb: 9K members
- Mar: 13K members
- Apr: 12K members
- May: 12K members
- Jun: 14K members
- Jul: 19K members
- Aug: 7K members
- Sep: 6K members
- Oct: 4K members
Themes
- Solution Requests5 posts in the past month
- Bassinet Tips?
- Baby Gate for tight top of stairs
- Im way too heavy of a sleeper ideas to help change that?
#15Solution RequestsBassinet Tips? · Baby Gate for tight top of stairs · Im way too heavy of a sleeper ideas to help change that? - Advice Requests4 posts in the past month
- 2nd grade teacher, parents ask me which apps are "worth it" for screen time, which ones are y'all liking?
- I need a short primer on how to play with Pokemon cards
- Marriage is coming completely undone and im lost on how to handle it
#24Advice Requests2nd grade teacher, parents ask me which apps are "worth it" for screen time, which ones are y'all liking? · I need a short primer on how to play with Pokemon cards · Marriage is coming completely undone and im lost on how to handle it - Pain & Anger3 posts in the past month
- Becoming a Dad has made me hate the English language
- How do you deal with the anxiety that comes from the constant school shootings?
- Thinking of divorce with my wife but we have 3 weeks old newborn
#33Pain & AngerBecoming a Dad has made me hate the English language · How do you deal with the anxiety that comes from the constant school shootings? · Thinking of divorce with my wife but we have 3 weeks old newborn
Topics
- Looking For A42 posts in the past month#142Looking For A
- Looking For19 posts in the past month#219Looking For
- Looking19 posts in the past month#319Looking
- Dad16 posts in the past month#416Dad
- Frustration10 posts in the past month#510Frustration
Flair
- Advice Request29 posts in the past month
- Hormonal Wife Advice
- not my favorite age. How to get a 3.51 y/o to pay attention.
- 2 Under 2
#129Advice RequestHormonal Wife Advice · not my favorite age. How to get a 3.51 y/o to pay attention. · 2 Under 2 - Discussion22 posts in the past month
- What are you reading?
- Alright dads when asked how many books you read a year do you count the kid books?
- Gaming Console
#222DiscussionWhat are you reading? · Alright dads when asked how many books you read a year do you count the kid books? · Gaming Console - Story16 posts in the past month
- Kachow! More pictures of the 3000GT lighting McQueen livery
- One of my three year olds just asked me….
- My daughter won't be so happy that that her lunchbox was melted accidentally. My fault.
#316StoryKachow! More pictures of the 3000GT lighting McQueen livery · One of my three year olds just asked me…. · My daughter won't be so happy that that her lunchbox was melted accidentally. My fault. - Achievements6 posts in the past month
- My wife is the baker but I have been recruited as the cake decorator
- The perks of going through puberty
- The Nursery is (Almost) Done
#46AchievementsMy wife is the baker but I have been recruited as the cake decorator · The perks of going through puberty · The Nursery is (Almost) Done - Support6 posts in the past month
- So my almost 7mo will most likely need glasses
- Possibly having to walk away from my daughter
- Dropped a book on her head
#56SupportSo my almost 7mo will most likely need glasses · Possibly having to walk away from my daughter · Dropped a book on her head
Product recommendations
- book recs6 posts in the past month
- Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend?
- Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend?
- Any good book recs to read to a 2 y/o?
#16book recsDads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend? · Dads who are working on a healthy relationship with their spouse and kids, what books do you recommend? · Any good book recs to read to a 2 y/o? - carrier recs2 posts in the past month
- Baby Carrier Recs
- Carrier recs for 2XL Dad
#22carrier recsBaby Carrier Recs · Carrier recs for 2XL Dad
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/daddit for?
- Best for Parents enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/daddit 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/daddit have?
- Roughly 2.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/daddit on?
- r/daddit 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/daddit cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/daddit is organized under Parents.
- How do I join r/daddit?
- You can join r/daddit by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Parenting communities like?
- Communities for parents at all stages, from pregnancy through raising teenagers. Reddit has active subreddits for specific parenting styles and age groups, with Facebook groups drawing hundreds of thousands of members for pregnancy advice, newborn questions, and general parenting discussion.
Monthly Stats
- 18
- Views /mo (+20%)
- 17
- Visitors /mo (+13%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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