r/Psychonaut
r/Psychonaut is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 520,249 members, ranking #254 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. A Psychonaut is a person who explores activities by which altered states of consciousness are induced and utilized for spiritual purposes or the exploration of the human condition, including shamanism, sensory deprivation, and both archaic and modern users of entheogenic substances, in order to gain deeper insights into the mind and spirituality.
How big is r/Psychonaut?
Created in 2008, r/Psychonaut has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #254 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 3.7% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 170× 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 114 times the size of r/Psychonaut. 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/Psychonaut on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 520,249 |
|---|---|
| Category | Communities & Discussion |
| Rank in category | #254 of 6,870 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 3,056 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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