r/Scams
r/Scams is a Relationships & Dating community on Reddit with 1,385,359 members, ranking #18 of 1,002 in Relationships & Dating. Welcome to r/scams. This is an educational subreddit focused on scams. It is our hope to be a wealth of knowledge for people wanting to educate themselves, find support, and discover ways to help a friend or loved one who may be a victim of a scam. Please read the rules: https://reddit.com/r/Scams/wiki/rules and our wiki BEFORE posting. Please give posts appropriate, descriptive titles. Joking com
How big is r/Scams?
Created in 2009, r/Scams has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Relationships & Dating it ranks #18 of 1,002 communities we track — the top 1.8% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 2,065× the median Relationships & Dating subreddit, which has 671 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Relationships & Dating community we track is r/relationship_advice with 15,806,791 members — roughly 11 times the size of r/Scams. 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/Scams on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,385,359 |
|---|---|
| Category | Relationships & Dating |
| Rank in category | #18 of 1,002 |
| Created | 2009 |
| Category median size | 671 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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