r/preppers
r/preppers is a Food & Cooking community on Reddit with 615,033 members, ranking #67 of 2,151 in Food & Cooking. Learning and sharing information to aid in emergency preparedness as it relates to both natural and man-made disasters. Discussion for those preparing to weather day-to-day disasters as well as catastrophic events. Insurance for tough times.
How big is r/preppers?
Created in 2010, r/preppers has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Food & Cooking it ranks #67 of 2,151 communities we track — the top 3.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 298× the median Food & Cooking subreddit, which has 2,063 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Food & Cooking community we track is r/food with 24,528,486 members — roughly 40 times the size of r/preppers. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2010 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/preppers on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 615,033 |
|---|---|
| Category | Food & Cooking |
| Rank in category | #67 of 2,151 |
| Created | 2010 |
| Category median size | 2,063 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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