r/cat
r/cat is an Animals & Nature community on Reddit with 401,023 members, ranking #84 of 2,035 in Animals & Nature. Welcome to r/cat, the subreddit for anything cat related! ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ OC ONLY
How big is r/cat?
Created in 2008, r/cat has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Animals & Nature it ranks #84 of 2,035 communities we track — the top 4.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 262× the median Animals & Nature subreddit, which has 1,530 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Animals & Nature community we track is r/aww with 37,830,289 members — roughly 94 times the size of r/cat. 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/cat on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 401,023 |
|---|---|
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Rank in category | #84 of 2,035 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 1,530 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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