r/Parenting
r/Parenting is a Home & Lifestyle community on Reddit with 8,262,344 members, ranking #5 of 1,465 in Home & Lifestyle. Please go over the rules before posting! r/Parenting is a place to discuss the ins and out as well as ups and downs of child-rearing. From the early stages of pregnancy to when your teenagers are finally ready to leave the nest (even if they don't want to) we're here to help you through this crazy thing called parenting. Get advice on potty training, talk about breastfeeding, discuss how to get yo
How big is r/Parenting?
Created in 2008, r/Parenting has had over a decade to grow and is one of the largest communities on Reddit by Reddit standards. Within Home & Lifestyle it ranks #5 of 1,465 communities we track — the top 0.3% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 11,272× the median Home & Lifestyle subreddit, which has 733 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Home & Lifestyle community we track is r/LifeProTips with 23,071,815 members — roughly 3 times the size of r/Parenting. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 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/Parenting on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 8,262,344 |
|---|---|
| Category | Home & Lifestyle |
| Rank in category | #5 of 1,465 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 733 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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