r/AskAnthropology
r/AskAnthropology is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 292,663 members, ranking #440 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. Have you ever wanted to know why humans have been so successful as a species? How societies function without governments, laws, or money? What life was like ten thousand years ago? This is the place to ask! ## Rules 1. Be nice 2. Posts must be questions about anthropology. No overly general, hypothetical, or homework questions. 3. All comments must be relevant and helpful 4. Answers must be detail
How big is r/AskAnthropology?
Created in 2013, r/AskAnthropology has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #440 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 6.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 96× the median Communities & Discussion subreddit, which has 3,056 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Communities & Discussion community we track is r/AskReddit with 59,202,832 members — roughly 202 times the size of r/AskAnthropology. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2013 sits in the middle 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/AskAnthropology on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 292,663 |
|---|---|
| Category | Communities & Discussion |
| Rank in category | #440 of 6,870 |
| Created | 2013 |
| Category median size | 3,056 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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