r/lonely
r/lonely is a Relationships & Dating community on Reddit with 502,134 members, ranking #29 of 1,002 in Relationships & Dating. A community for all the lonely people. Everyone is welcome here, no matter your age, race, sex, sexuality, relationship status. All that we request is that you be accepting of people, and kind. Any problems at all, please let the moderators know.
How big is r/lonely?
Created in 2008, r/lonely has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Relationships & Dating it ranks #29 of 1,002 communities we track — the top 2.9% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 748× the median Relationships & Dating subreddit, which has 671 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Relationships & Dating community we track is r/relationship_advice with 15,806,791 members — roughly 31 times the size of r/lonely. 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/lonely on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 502,134 |
|---|---|
| Category | Relationships & Dating |
| Rank in category | #29 of 1,002 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 671 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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