r/confession

Updated 2026-10-24

r/confession is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 11,904,253 members, ranking #10 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. /r/Confession is a place to admit your wrongdoings, acknowledge your guilt, and alleviate your conscience.

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How big is r/confession?

Created in 2008, r/confession has had over a decade to grow and is one of the largest communities on Reddit by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #10 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 0.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 3,895× 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 5 times the size of r/confession. 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/confession on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members11,904,253
CategoryCommunities & Discussion
Rank in category#10 of 6,870
Created2008
Category median size3,056 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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