r/btc

Updated 2026-10-24

r/btc is a Finance & Crypto community on Reddit with 1,220,324 members, ranking #28 of 2,433 in Finance & Crypto. When r/Bitcoin moderators began censoring content and banning users they disagreed with, r/btc became a community for free and open crypto discussion. This happened long before the creation of Bitcoin Cash. Over the years /r/btc became community of historians & torchbearers, preservers of Satoshi's Bitcoin for future generations.

1,220,324 membersFinance & Crypto#28 in category
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How big is r/btc?

Created in 2011, r/btc has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Finance & Crypto it ranks #28 of 2,433 communities we track — the top 1.2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 2,027× the median Finance & Crypto subreddit, which has 602 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Finance & Crypto community we track is r/personalfinance with 21,774,649 members — roughly 18 times the size of r/btc. 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/btc on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members1,220,324
CategoryFinance & Crypto
Rank in category#28 of 2,433
Created2011
Category median size602 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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