r/Metallica
r/Metallica is a Music community on Reddit with 261,807 members, ranking #99 of 2,159 in Music. The Reddit Home for Metallica! Please be sure to review the rules before posting. We have designated days and mega-threads for certain types of content.
How big is r/Metallica?
Created in 2009, r/Metallica has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Music it ranks #99 of 2,159 communities we track — the top 4.6% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 201× the median Music subreddit, which has 1,304 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Music community we track is r/listentothis with 17,896,725 members — roughly 68 times the size of r/Metallica. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2009 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/Metallica on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 261,807 |
|---|---|
| Category | Music |
| Rank in category | #99 of 2,159 |
| Created | 2009 |
| Category median size | 1,304 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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