Reddit data · 13 November 2026
Most popular subreddits, ranked by members
The 100 biggest subreddits we could find, with the member count Reddit reports and what each one is for. Use it to see where the largest audiences are, then check whether a community lets brands post at all before you go near it.
| # | Subreddit | Members | What it is | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | r/funny | 67,655,191 | funny | 2008 |
| 2 | r/AskReddit | 60,133,801 | Ask Reddit... | 2008 |
| 3 | r/worldnews | 47,706,471 | World News | 2008 |
| 4 | r/gaming | 47,382,463 | r/gaming | 2007 |
| 5 | r/todayilearned | 41,728,135 | Today I Learned (TIL) | 2008 |
| 6 | r/Music | 38,606,404 | r/Music | 2008 |
| 7 | r/aww | 37,906,215 | A subreddit for cute and cuddly pictures | 2008 |
| 8 | r/movies | 37,735,895 | Movie News and Discussion | 2008 |
| 9 | r/memes | 36,168,551 | /r/Memes the original since 2008 | 2008 |
| 10 | r/science | 34,584,767 | Reddit Science | 2006 |
| 11 | r/Showerthoughts | 34,211,967 | Showerthoughts | 2011 |
| 12 | r/pics | 33,583,107 | Reddit Pics | 2008 |
| 13 | r/news | 31,615,249 | News | 2008 |
| 14 | r/Jokes | 30,441,397 | Jokes: Get Your Funny On! | 2008 |
| 15 | r/space | 27,995,454 | /r/space: news, articles and discussion | 2008 |
| 16 | r/DIY | 27,536,043 | DIY | 2008 |
| 17 | r/books | 27,349,691 | So many books, so little time | 2008 |
| 18 | r/videos | 26,898,663 | /r/videos | 2008 |
| 19 | r/askscience | 26,386,586 | AskScience: Got Questions? Get Answers. | 2008 |
| 20 | r/nottheonion | 26,143,041 | Sadly, this is not the Onion. | 2008 |
| 21 | r/mildlyinteresting | 25,461,199 | For photos that are, you know, mildly interesting | 2012 |
| 22 | r/food | 24,588,605 | Food Photos on Reddit | 2008 |
| 23 | r/GetMotivated | 24,099,479 | Get Motivated! | 2010 |
| 24 | r/explainlikeimfive | 23,705,212 | Explain Like I'm Five | Don't Panic! | 2011 |
| 25 | r/EarthPorn | 23,660,888 | EarthPorn: Amazing images of light and landscape | 2011 |
| 26 | r/LifeProTips | 23,128,822 | Life Pro Tips | 2010 |
| 27 | r/gadgets | 22,818,823 | gadgets | 2007 |
| 28 | r/Art | 22,577,340 | Art | 2008 |
| 29 | r/IAmA | 22,484,114 | IAmA | 2009 |
| 30 | r/sports | 22,127,243 | Reddit Sports | 2007 |
| 31 | r/personalfinance | 21,896,418 | Personal Finance | 2009 |
| 32 | r/dataisbeautiful | 21,853,741 | DataIsBeautiful | 2012 |
| 33 | r/Futurology | 21,726,113 | Future(s) Studies | 2011 |
| 34 | r/gifs | 21,514,564 | GIFs | 2009 |
| 35 | r/Damnthatsinteresting | 20,658,060 | Damn, that's interesting! | 2013 |
| 36 | r/technology | 20,626,504 | /r/Technology | 2008 |
| 37 | r/UpliftingNews | 20,503,509 | Uplifting News | 2012 |
| 38 | r/wallstreetbets | 20,431,810 | wallstreetbets | 2012 |
| 39 | r/Documentaries | 20,364,133 | Documentaries | 2008 |
| 40 | r/photoshopbattles | 20,326,629 | PhotoshopBattles | 2012 |
| 41 | r/OldSchoolCool | 19,661,325 | OldSchoolCool: History's cool kids, looking fantastic | 2012 |
| 42 | r/tifu | 18,978,315 | Today I Fucked Up | 2012 |
| 43 | r/WritingPrompts | 18,879,426 | Prompts and motivation to create something out of nothing | 2010 |
| 44 | r/history | 18,758,554 | History | 2008 |
| 45 | r/philosophy | 18,588,746 | philosophy | 2008 |
| 46 | r/wholesomememes | 18,302,657 | Internet for the Spirit | 2016 |
| 47 | r/nosleep | 18,247,985 | nosleep | 2010 |
| 48 | r/television | 18,159,825 | 📺Television News and Discussion | 2008 |
| 49 | r/listentothis | 17,908,011 | Listen To This | 2009 |
| 50 | r/nba | 17,318,350 | NBA | 2008 |
| 51 | r/NatureIsFuckingLit | 17,303,853 | 🔥 Nature Is Fucking Lit | 2016 |
| 52 | r/interestingasfuck | 16,950,968 | Interesting As Fuck | 2008 |
| 53 | r/InternetIsBeautiful | 16,647,569 | 10/10 would bookmark again | 2012 |
| 54 | r/pcmasterrace | 16,384,477 | PC Master Race - PCMR: A place where all enthusiasts of PC, PC gaming and PC technology ar | 2011 |
| 55 | r/relationship_advice | 15,914,531 | Relationship Advice | 2009 |
| 56 | r/creepy | 14,850,252 | For All Things Creepy | 2009 |
| 57 | r/lifehacks | 14,613,390 | Lifehacks | 2008 |
| 58 | r/travel | 14,505,872 | travel | 2008 |
| 59 | r/anime | 14,499,061 | /r/Anime | 2008 |
| 60 | r/TwoXChromosomes | 13,738,239 | r/TwoXChromosomes: You are the community. You have all the power of the internet to mold i | 2009 |
| 61 | r/nfl | 12,924,125 | NFL: National Football League Discussion | 2008 |
| 62 | r/HistoryMemes | 12,783,814 | A sub for History Memes | 2012 |
| 63 | r/oddlysatisfying | 12,767,175 | Oddly Satisfying | 2013 |
| 64 | r/mildlyinfuriating | 12,729,138 | jukmifgguggh | 2012 |
| 65 | r/MadeMeSmile | 12,714,371 | MadeMeSmile | 2012 |
| 66 | r/Fitness | 12,602,562 | Fitness | 2008 |
| 67 | r/dadjokes | 12,172,823 | r/DadJokes - the best (and worst) Dad Jokes on reddit | 2011 |
| 68 | r/Unexpected | 12,113,753 | Unexpected | 2013 |
| 69 | r/europe | 11,684,609 | Europe | 2008 |
| 70 | r/nextfuckinglevel | 10,529,622 | ⬆ Next Fucking Level ⬆ | 2018 |
| 71 | r/CryptoCurrency | 10,172,702 | Cryptocurrency News & Discussion | 2013 |
| 72 | r/AdviceAnimals | 9,947,223 | Advice Animals | 2010 |
| 73 | r/BeAmazed | 9,678,992 | A place to find and share content which is amazing in a positive way | 2015 |
| 74 | r/cats | 9,551,495 | Cats | 2008 |
| 75 | r/stocks | 9,408,986 | Stocks - Investing and trading for all | 2008 |
| 76 | r/politics | 9,317,205 | Politics | 2007 |
| 77 | r/gardening | 9,041,433 | Gardening, Plants, and Agriculture. | 2008 |
| 78 | r/soccer | 8,848,246 | The back page of the internet. | 2008 |
| 79 | r/Minecraft | 8,794,681 | Minecraft on reddit | 2009 |
| 80 | r/FoodPorn | 8,615,114 | FoodPorn | 2009 |
| 81 | r/AnimalsBeingDerps | 8,548,735 | Aww, they're so stupid | 2013 |
| 82 | r/buildapc | 8,548,300 | /r/buildapc - Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to a | 2010 |
| 83 | r/leagueoflegends | 8,515,587 | League of Legends | 2010 |
| 84 | r/Parenting | 8,307,361 | Reddit Parenting - For those with kids of any age! | 2008 |
| 85 | r/PS5 | 8,220,456 | PlayStation 5 • News • Games • Discussion | 2010 |
| 86 | r/rarepuppers | 8,138,843 | woofe woofe whats for lumch haha | 2015 |
| 87 | r/facepalm | 8,110,147 | now double verified | 2009 |
| 88 | r/NintendoSwitch | 7,981,983 | Nintendo Switch - News, Updates, and Information | 2016 |
| 89 | r/NoStupidQuestions | 7,632,669 | No such thing as stupid questions | 2013 |
| 90 | r/MakeupAddiction | 7,619,389 | Makeup Addiction | 2010 |
| 91 | r/cars | 7,443,903 | r/Cars - For Car Enthusiasts | 2008 |
| 92 | r/AskMen | 7,408,131 | AskMen: a place to discuss men's experience | 2010 |
| 93 | r/WTF | 7,102,706 | WTF?! | 2008 |
| 94 | r/programming | 6,933,960 | programming | 2006 |
| 95 | r/formula1 | 6,880,295 | Formula 1 | 2008 |
| 96 | r/popculturechat | 6,759,851 | popculturechat | 2022 |
| 97 | r/malefashionadvice | 6,544,405 | /r/malefashionadvice | 2009 |
| 98 | r/apple | 6,503,316 | r/Apple: Unofficial Apple Community | 2008 |
| 99 | r/starterpacks | 6,453,457 | Starterpacks | 2014 |
| 100 | r/MapPorn | 6,438,204 | Map Porn, for interesting maps | 2011 |
Member counts read 13 November 2026. 1095 subreddits read through ChatterAPI (topic searches plus direct lookups), NSFW removed. Reddit has no public list of every subreddit, so a big community our searches missed could be absent.
Why the biggest subreddits are rarely the place to promote
The top of this list is general entertainment: jokes, pictures, news and questions. A huge member count there doesn't mean buyers. Most of those subreddits ban self-promotion outright, and moderators remove anything that looks like an ad within minutes. A post that does survive gets read by people who aren't looking for what you sell.
The communities that work for brands are usually smaller and more specific. People there ask for tool recommendations, compare options and complain about what they use now. A subreddit of 80,000 founders can send you more customers than one of 30 million people looking at cat pictures.
How to use this list
- Spot the big audiences in your space. Finance (r/personalfinance, r/stocks, r/investing), tech (r/technology, r/programming, r/buildapc) and hobbies (r/gardening, r/cars) all have giants. Read them to learn what people care about. Don't post about your product there.
- Check the rules before anything else. Open the subreddit's rules, or run a draft through the post rule checker.
- Go one level down. Every giant has focused subreddits nearby with fewer members and more buying questions. Find them with the subreddit finder or similar subreddits.
Lists for your market
- Best subreddits for SaaS founders
- Best subreddits for B2B marketers
- Best subreddits for fintech
- Self promotion subreddits, where sharing your own work is allowed
- Fastest growing subreddits for business and tech, from our own readings
How the list was made
On the date shown, we pulled member counts for over a thousand subreddits through our Reddit data provider, using topic searches plus direct lookups of well-known communities. We removed NSFW subreddits and kept the 100 largest. Member counts are what Reddit reports, which includes everyone who ever joined, not just who is active today. For activity, use subreddit stats.