r/interesting
r/interesting is a Curiosities & Oddities community on Reddit with 1,939,777 members, ranking #35 of 470 in Curiosities & Oddities. 🔥🔥A place to share interesting content that is extraordinary and fascinating! 🔥🔥👀 -- Please review the sub rules before posting. -- New accounts can participate in the comments section right away, but to submit a new post, your account must be at least 7 days old with at least 50 comment karma.
How big is r/interesting?
Created in 2008, r/interesting has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Curiosities & Oddities it ranks #35 of 470 communities we track — the top 7.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 370× the median Curiosities & Oddities subreddit, which has 5,237 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Curiosities & Oddities community we track is r/nottheonion with 26,048,722 members — roughly 13 times the size of r/interesting. 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/interesting on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,939,777 |
|---|---|
| Category | Curiosities & Oddities |
| Rank in category | #35 of 470 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 5,237 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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