r/urbanexploration
r/urbanexploration is a Pictures & Video community on Reddit with 2,215,379 members, ranking #28 of 1,651 in Pictures & Video. All things underground, forbidden, inaccessible, or abandoned. Pics, maps, secrets, people, history. **FORUM RULE: NO LOCATION SPECIFICS** [Tips, basic how-to.](https://www.reddit.com/r/urbanexploration/s/UXuTpDH0UV) Please, don't steal. It's not cool and you make us look bad. Please avoid posting "Anyone know any places to explore in ___?" You would be much better off asking your local subreddit,
How big is r/urbanexploration?
Created in 2008, r/urbanexploration has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Pictures & Video it ranks #28 of 1,651 communities we track — the top 1.7% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 599× the median Pictures & Video subreddit, which has 3,698 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Pictures & Video community we track is r/pics with 33,482,569 members — roughly 15 times the size of r/urbanexploration. 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/urbanexploration on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 2,215,379 |
|---|---|
| Category | Pictures & Video |
| Rank in category | #28 of 1,651 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 3,698 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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