r/collapse

Updated 2026-10-24

r/collapse is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 560,629 members, ranking #235 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. Discussion regarding the potential collapse of global civilization, defined as a significant decrease in human population and/or political/economic/social complexity over a considerable area, for an extended time. We seek to deepen our understanding of collapse while providing mutual support, not to document every detail of our demise.

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How big is r/collapse?

Created in 2008, r/collapse has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #235 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 3.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 183× 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 106 times the size of r/collapse. 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/collapse on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members560,629
CategoryCommunities & Discussion
Rank in category#235 of 6,870
Created2008
Category median size3,056 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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