r/socialanxiety
r/socialanxiety is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 483,930 members, ranking #274 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. Social Anxiety is a mental illness characterised by distress in social situations which cause impaired functioning in daily life. Distress is triggered by perceived or actual scrutiny from others. Socially anxious people may be shy/introverted, but shy/introverted people do not necessarily have Social Anxiety For the official American Psychiatric Association definition and criteria see wiki (link
How big is r/socialanxiety?
Created in 2009, r/socialanxiety has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #274 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 158× the median Communities & Discussion subreddit, which has 3,056 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Communities & Discussion community we track is r/AskReddit with 59,202,832 members — roughly 122 times the size of r/socialanxiety. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2009 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/socialanxiety on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 483,930 |
|---|---|
| Category | Communities & Discussion |
| Rank in category | #274 of 6,870 |
| Created | 2009 |
| Category median size | 3,056 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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