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Top 25 Most Popular Subreddits on Reddit

Reddit has close to 3 million subreddits/communities with every topic in the world.

However, only a few of them have the lion’s share of members (over 1 million members).

The majority of these subreddits have existed for multiple years.

This list contains the top 25 most popular subreddits/communities on Reddit (starting with the most popular).

The subreddits are ranked based on their total number of members (as of early 2025) and rounded to the nearest million.

1. /r/announcements

MembersDescriptionDate created
306,000,000Official announcements from Reddit, Inc. Jun 17, 2009

2. /r/funny

MembersDescriptionDate created
66,000,000Welcome to r/Funny, Reddit’s largest humor depository.Jan 25, 2008

3. /r/AskReddit

MembersDescriptionDate created
51,000,000r/AskReddit is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions. Jan 25, 2008

4. /r/gaming

MembersDescriptionDate created
45,000,000A subreddit for (almost) anything related to games – video games, board games, card games, etc. (but not
sports).
Sep 17, 2007

5. /r/worldnews

MembersDescriptionDate created
44,000,0000A place for major news from around the world, excluding US-internal news. Jan 25, 2008

6. /r/todayilearned

MembersDescriptionDate created
40,000,000You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here. Dec 28, 2008

7. /r/aww

MembersDescriptionDate created
38,000,000Things that make you go AWW! Like puppies, bunnies, babies, and so on… A place for really cute pictures
and videos!
Jan 25, 2008

8. /r/Music

MembersDescriptionDate created
36,000,000The musical community of Reddit.Jan 25, 2008

9. /r/Memes

MembersDescriptionDate created
35,000,000Memes! A way of describing cultural information being shared. An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.Jul 5, 2008

10. /r/movies

MembersDescriptionDate created
34,000,000The goal of /r/Movies is to provide an inclusive place for discussions and news about films with wide releases. Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just to entertain readers. Read our extensive list of rules for more information on other types of posts like fan-art and self-promotion, or message the moderators if you have any questions.Jan 25, 2008

11. /r/Showerthoughts

MembersDescriptionDate created
34,000,000A subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies you have that highlight the oddities within the
familiar.
Oct 18, 2011

12. /r/science

MembersDescriptionDate created
34,000,000This community is a place to share and discuss new scientific research. Read about the latest advances in astronomy, biology, medicine, physics, social science, and more. Find and submit new publications and popular science coverage of current research. Oct 18, 2006

13. /r/pics

MembersDescriptionDate created
31,000,000A place for pictures and photographs.Jan 25, 2008

14. /r/Jokes

MembersDescriptionDate created
30,000,000The funniest sub on Reddit. Hundreds of jokes are posted each day, and some of them aren’t even reposts! Jan 25, 2008

15. /r/news

MembersDescriptionDate created
29,000,000The place for news articles about current events in the United States and the rest of the world. Discuss it all here.Jan 25, 2008

16. /r/space

MembersDescriptionDate created
29,000,000Share & discuss informative content on: * Astrophysics * Cosmology * Space Exploration * Planetary Science * AstrobiologyJan 26, 2008

17. /r/videos

MembersDescriptionDate created
27,000,000Reddit’s main subreddit for videos. Please read the sidebar below for our rules. Jan 25, 2008

18. /r/DIY

MembersDescriptionDate created
26,000,000A place where people can come to learn and share their experiences of doing, building, and fixing things on their own.Jan 25, 2008

19. /r/askscience

MembersDescriptionDate created
26,000,000Ask a science question, get a science answer.Sep 5, 2008

20. /r/books

MembersDescriptionDate created
26,000,000This is a moderated subreddit. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. If you’re looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Weekly Recommendation Thread, Suggested Reading page, or ask in r/suggestmeabook.Jan 25, 2008

21. /r/nottheonion

MembersDescriptionDate created
25,000,000For true stories that are so mind-blowingly ridiculous that you could have sworn they were from The Onion.Oct 25, 2008

22. /r/food

MembersDescriptionDate created
24,000,000The hub for Food Images and more on Reddit. Jan 25, 2008

23. /r/mildlyinteresting

MembersDescriptionDate created
24,000,000Aww, cripes. I didn’t know I’d have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It’s in the name, ffs.Feb 5, 2012

24. /r/GetMotivated

MembersDescriptionDate created
24,000,000Welcome to /r/GetMotivated! We’re glad you made it. This is the subreddit that will help you finally get up and do what you know you need to do. It’s the subreddit to give and receive motivation through pictures, videos, text, music, AMA’s personal stories, and anything and everything that you find particularly motivating and/or inspiring. So browse around, ask questions, give advice, form/join a support group. But don’t spend too much time here; you’ve got better things to do.Mar 27, 2010

25. /r/EarthPorn

MembersDescriptionDate created
24,000,000The internet’s largest community of landscape photographers and Earth lovers.Feb 14, 2011

Conclusion

Reddit has a ton of subreddits/communities that you can join.

Simply search for the subreddit that you want to join using the search bar.

For example, if you’re interested in basketball, you can search for “basketball”.

There is a subreddit for every topic!

You can also join one or more of the most popular subreddits from the list above.

Most of them were created many years ago.

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