r/holdmybeer

Updated 2026-10-24

r/holdmybeer is a Food & Cooking community on Reddit with 2,494,071 members, ranking #18 of 2,151 in Food & Cooking. "Hey man, hold my beer. Check this out" the classic words that end in either awesomeness or injury.

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How big is r/holdmybeer?

Created in 2012, r/holdmybeer has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Food & Cooking it ranks #18 of 2,151 communities we track — the top 0.8% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 1,209× 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 10 times the size of r/holdmybeer. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2012 sits in the middle 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/holdmybeer on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members2,494,071
CategoryFood & Cooking
Rank in category#18 of 2,151
Created2012
Category median size2,063 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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