r/askpsychology
r/askpsychology is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 301,772 members, ranking #431 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. Science-based answers for questions about the mind, behavior and perception. This is not a mental health/advice sub! Non-Science-based answers may be removed without notice. Posts that draw too many opinions or anecdotes without empirical answers may be locked at mod discretion. Feel free to pick an applicable flair, or one will be chosen for you.
How big is r/askpsychology?
Created in 2011, r/askpsychology has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #431 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 6.3% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 99× 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 196 times the size of r/askpsychology. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2011 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/askpsychology on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 301,772 |
|---|---|
| Category | Communities & Discussion |
| Rank in category | #431 of 6,870 |
| Created | 2011 |
| Category median size | 3,056 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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