r/energy
r/energy is a News & Politics community on Reddit with 288,911 members, ranking #92 of 1,830 in News & Politics. **About** News and civil discussion about all things Energy related, how we use energy now, and how we will use it in the future. --- Related Subreddits|| :--|:-- /r/RenewableEnergy|/r/NuclearPower /r/SolarPower|/r/Renewable /r/Biomass|/r/Solar /r/Wind|/r/Green /r/SolarEnergy|/r/GeoPolitics /r/Fusion|/r/MSR /r/EnergyStorage|/r/Climate| /r/Askscience|/r/Environment| |/r/Thermodynamics|/r/Oil| --- *
How big is r/energy?
Created in 2008, r/energy has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within News & Politics it ranks #92 of 1,830 communities we track — the top 5% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 200× the median News & Politics subreddit, which has 1,442 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest News & Politics community we track is r/worldnews with 47,479,601 members — roughly 164 times the size of r/energy. 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/energy on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 288,911 |
|---|---|
| Category | News & Politics |
| Rank in category | #92 of 1,830 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 1,442 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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