About r/daddit
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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 #6 in the Parenting communities list.
Roughly 105K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Looking For, and Looking. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. 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: 79K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 2K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
- 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: 10K members
Themes
- Advice Requests6 posts in the past month
- Need a bit of advice from the experienced dads
- Recommendations for easy install car seats for traveling
- Need help for 2 year old's birthday gift
#16Advice RequestsNeed a bit of advice from the experienced dads · Recommendations for easy install car seats for traveling · Need help for 2 year old's birthday gift - Pain & Anger6 posts in the past month
- Baby 2 on the way, excited and worried
- Am I raising a sociopath?!
- What if you don't like your kids personality already at 3 years old?
#26Pain & AngerBaby 2 on the way, excited and worried · Am I raising a sociopath?! · What if you don't like your kids personality already at 3 years old? - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Kids water bottles that don't leak everywhere...? Do they exist?
#31Solution RequestsKids water bottles that don't leak everywhere...? Do they exist?
Topics
- Looking For A50 posts in the past month#150Looking For A
- Looking For20 posts in the past month#220Looking For
- Looking20 posts in the past month#320Looking
- Dad13 posts in the past month#413Dad
- Advice8 posts in the past month#58Advice
Flair
- Advice Request38 posts in the past month
- My son is depressed and I feel like a failure
- Is this normal, or is my dad just emotionally draining?
- Anyone ever seen Coxsackievirus (HFMD) this bad?
#138Advice RequestMy son is depressed and I feel like a failure · Is this normal, or is my dad just emotionally draining? · Anyone ever seen Coxsackievirus (HFMD) this bad? - Discussion16 posts in the past month
- What toys/games are actually useful?
- Worst books to read
- Wifey wants a second, but I have doubts...
#216DiscussionWhat toys/games are actually useful? · Worst books to read · Wifey wants a second, but I have doubts... - Support7 posts in the past month
- [ Removed by Reddit ]
- TikTok · Amber Vance 🖤
- Currently at hospital with 5 week pregnant wife. Please send good vibes 🥺🙏
#37Support[ Removed by Reddit ] · TikTok · Amber Vance 🖤 · Currently at hospital with 5 week pregnant wife. Please send good vibes 🥺🙏 - Humor6 posts in the past month
- Scariest words said by 3 year old
- When 2 years pass and you become a dad of twins
- Nursery rhymes are shite
#46HumorScariest words said by 3 year old · When 2 years pass and you become a dad of twins · Nursery rhymes are shite - Story4 posts in the past month
- I lied to my mom this morning
- Just went back to work after paternity leave and I genuinely don't know how my wife is managing
- Weird bug thing with the laundry
#54StoryI lied to my mom this morning · Just went back to work after paternity leave and I genuinely don't know how my wife is managing · Weird bug thing with the laundry
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.
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- 13
- Visitors /mo (+30%)
- 3
- Referrals /mo (0%)
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