r/tolkienfans
r/tolkienfans is a Memes & Humor community on Reddit with 436,190 members, ranking #93 of 1,897 in Memes & Humor. Welcome to r/tolkienfans! This subreddit is a space for the Tolkien nerds of reddit to debate and discuss the whole Tolkien mythos. We emphasise serious discussion here over jokey/meme-based posts. That's not to say you have to be a LOTR scholar or Tolkien academic to post or enjoy this subreddit, but that we'd prefer mature topics of discussion here.
How big is r/tolkienfans?
Created in 2009, r/tolkienfans has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Memes & Humor it ranks #93 of 1,897 communities we track — the top 4.9% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 397× the median Memes & Humor subreddit, which has 1,100 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Memes & Humor community we track is r/memes with 35,919,286 members — roughly 82 times the size of r/tolkienfans. 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/tolkienfans on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 436,190 |
|---|---|
| Category | Memes & Humor |
| Rank in category | #93 of 1,897 |
| Created | 2009 |
| Category median size | 1,100 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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