r/cats
r/cats is an Animals & Nature community on Reddit with 9,307,441 members, ranking #5 of 2,035 in Animals & Nature. Pictures, videos, questions, and articles featuring/about cats.
How big is r/cats?
Created in 2008, r/cats has had over a decade to grow and is one of the largest communities on Reddit by Reddit standards. Within Animals & Nature it ranks #5 of 2,035 communities we track — the top 0.2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 6,083× 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 4 times the size of r/cats. 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/cats on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 9,307,441 |
|---|---|
| Category | Animals & Nature |
| Rank in category | #5 of 2,035 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 1,530 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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