r/photography
r/photography is an Art & Design community on Reddit with 5,631,483 members, ranking #7 of 2,509 in Art & Design. /r/photography is a place to politely discuss the tools, technique, art and culture of photography and to post topics that would be of interest to other photographers.
How big is r/photography?
Created in 2008, r/photography has had over a decade to grow and is one of the largest communities on Reddit by Reddit standards. Within Art & Design it ranks #7 of 2,509 communities we track — the top 0.3% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 3,136× the median Art & Design subreddit, which has 1,796 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Art & Design community we track is r/EarthPorn with 23,638,997 members — roughly 4 times the size of r/photography. 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/photography on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 5,631,483 |
|---|---|
| Category | Art & Design |
| Rank in category | #7 of 2,509 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 1,796 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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