r/espresso

Updated 2026-10-24

r/espresso is a Food & Cooking community on Reddit with 1,023,388 members, ranking #42 of 2,151 in Food & Cooking. The place to discuss the beans, brewing, and tools used to make the style of coffee known as "espresso", and all the forms it takes. New to espresso? Check out our "Brewing Basics" guide and Frequently Asked Questions in our wiki and linked in the sidebar!

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How big is r/espresso?

Created in 2010, r/espresso has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Food & Cooking it ranks #42 of 2,151 communities we track — the top 2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 496× the median Food & Cooking subreddit, which has 2,063 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Food & Cooking community we track is r/food with 24,528,486 members — roughly 24 times the size of r/espresso. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2010 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/espresso on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members1,023,388
CategoryFood & Cooking
Rank in category#42 of 2,151
Created2010
Category median size2,063 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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