r/AskOldPeople

Updated 2026-10-24

r/AskOldPeople is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 880,041 members, ranking #153 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. We are not a personal advice, health, or mental health sub. Please only respond directly to posts if you were born on or before 1980. If you are younger, please restrict your activity to asking questions and responding to existing comments.

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How big is r/AskOldPeople?

Created in 2013, r/AskOldPeople has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #153 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 2.2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 288× 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 67 times the size of r/AskOldPeople. 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/AskOldPeople on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members880,041
CategoryCommunities & Discussion
Rank in category#153 of 6,870
Created2013
Category median size3,056 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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