r/nyc

Updated 2026-10-24

r/nyc is a Travel & Places community on Reddit with 991,423 members, ranking #21 of 1,085 in Travel & Places. r/nyc, the subreddit about New York City

991,423 membersTravel & Places#21 in category
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How big is r/nyc?

Created in 2008, r/nyc has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Travel & Places it ranks #21 of 1,085 communities we track — the top 1.9% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 964× the median Travel & Places subreddit, which has 1,028 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Travel & Places community we track is r/travel with 14,363,834 members — roughly 14 times the size of r/nyc. 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/nyc on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members991,423
CategoryTravel & Places
Rank in category#21 of 1,085
Created2008
Category median size1,028 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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