r/TheWayWeWere
r/TheWayWeWere is an Art & Design community on Reddit with 1,641,878 members, ranking #36 of 2,509 in Art & Design. What was **normal everyday life** like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago? Featuring old photos, scanned documents, articles, and personal anecdotes that offer a glimpse into the past.
How big is r/TheWayWeWere?
Created in 2012, r/TheWayWeWere has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Art & Design it ranks #36 of 2,509 communities we track — the top 1.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 914× the median Art & Design subreddit, which has 1,796 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Art & Design community we track is r/EarthPorn with 23,638,997 members — roughly 14 times the size of r/TheWayWeWere. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2012 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/TheWayWeWere on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,641,878 |
|---|---|
| Category | Art & Design |
| Rank in category | #36 of 2,509 |
| Created | 2012 |
| Category median size | 1,796 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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