We’re measuring the combined “Members” count across all active Reddit communities that are centrally about romantic relationships or companionship with AIs (chatbots/virtual partners), excluding porn‑first/ERP communities. User duplication across subs is fine; we sum raw subscriber counts as displayed by Reddit.

Resolve date: Aug 17, 2026

A. What counts

A subreddit is included if, at the resolve time:

1. It is accessible at reddit.com/r/<sub> and displays a “Members” count (the standard Reddit member count in the right‑hand “About” module on desktop).

2. Its central purpose (as indicated by its name, sidebar/about text, rules, pinned posts, or overwhelming post mix) is romantic/companionship relationships with AI agents (e.g., Replika/Kindroid/Nomi/Paradot, “AI boyfriend/girlfriend/partner,” “AI companions,” “AI relationships”).

• App‑specific communities qualify if relationship talk is a core theme (not merely product support).

3. It is not porn‑first (see Exclusions).

Examples that typically qualify (illustrative, not exhaustive): r/replika, r/ReplikaOfficial, r/KindroidAI, r/NomiAI, r/Paradot, r/MyBoyfriendIsAI, r/AIRelationships, and any new, similar non‑porn “AI partners/companions/relationships” subs that may appear.

B. What does not count

Exclude a subreddit if any of the following are true at resolve time:

1. Porn‑first/ERP focus: name/about/rules/pinned posts explicitly market NSFW/uncensored/no‑filter/erotica/fetish/porn as the core purpose; or the sub is primarily a NSFW image/screenshot/bot‑listing dump rather than relationship discussion.

• Clear examples to exclude (illustrative): r/CharacterAi_NSFW, r/CharacterAI_No_Filter, r/JanitorAI_Official, r/fetishcai, r/AI_NSFW, r/AI_Waifu_Resort, app “share” offshoots that are mostly media dumps (e.g., r/KindroidShare), or “AI dating” subs that function as NSFW promo hubs.

2. The sub is private/quarantined/removed/banned or otherwise doesn’t show a public Members number at resolve time.

3. The sub is not centrally about AI relationships/companionship (e.g., general LLM, Character.AI general help, AI image gen, dating advice for humans, or “waifu art” without relationship discussion).

Borderline rule: When in doubt, exclude if the about/rules or pinned posts promote NSFW/uncensored content as a defining feature. Occasional NSFW posts are acceptable; porn‑first framing is not.

C. Resolution method

We’ll feed this market description to the best presently available agent and will lightly sanity-check its answer. This agent will be responsible for finding the subreddits, deciding which meet the criteria, and summing the size. If it makes egregious mistakes, we’ll override it. In the event of ambiguity (such as whether a sub should be included under the above criteria), we’ll defer to the agent’s judgment, using only this market description as input.