r/AlternateHistory
r/AlternateHistory is a Science & Education community on Reddit with 264,049 members, ranking #114 of 2,165 in Science & Education. The original alternate history subreddit
How big is r/AlternateHistory?
Created in 2010, r/AlternateHistory has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Science & Education it ranks #114 of 2,165 communities we track — the top 5.3% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 131× the median Science & Education subreddit, which has 2,019 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Science & Education community we track is r/science with 34,470,477 members — roughly 131 times the size of r/AlternateHistory. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2010 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/AlternateHistory on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 264,049 |
|---|---|
| Category | Science & Education |
| Rank in category | #114 of 2,165 |
| Created | 2010 |
| Category median size | 2,019 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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