r/AskEconomics
r/AskEconomics is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 1,440,038 members, ranking #93 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. A central repository for questions about economic theory, research, and policy. Please read the rules before posting, as we remove all comments which break the rules. Answers must be in-depth and comprehensive, or they will be removed. Posts should be in the form of a question.
How big is r/AskEconomics?
Created in 2011, r/AskEconomics has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #93 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 1.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 471× 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 41 times the size of r/AskEconomics. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2011 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/AskEconomics on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,440,038 |
|---|---|
| Category | Communities & Discussion |
| Rank in category | #93 of 6,870 |
| Created | 2011 |
| Category median size | 3,056 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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