r/indie_rock
r/indie_rock is a Music community on Reddit with 655,824 members, ranking #45 of 2,159 in Music. A place to share and discover new (and old) music that seems to fly under the radar.
How big is r/indie_rock?
Created in 2012, r/indie_rock has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Music it ranks #45 of 2,159 communities we track — the top 2.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 503× the median Music subreddit, which has 1,304 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Music community we track is r/listentothis with 17,896,725 members — roughly 27 times the size of r/indie_rock. 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/indie_rock on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 655,824 |
|---|---|
| Category | Music |
| Rank in category | #45 of 2,159 |
| Created | 2012 |
| Category median size | 1,304 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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