r/whatsthisplant
r/whatsthisplant is a Home & Lifestyle community on Reddit with 1,793,437 members, ranking #19 of 1,465 in Home & Lifestyle. A community of plant enthusiasts where anyone can upload photos of plant(s) they would like identified. Everyone is encouraged to help each other identify plants.
How big is r/whatsthisplant?
Created in 2011, r/whatsthisplant has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Home & Lifestyle it ranks #19 of 1,465 communities we track — the top 1.3% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 2,447× the median Home & Lifestyle subreddit, which has 733 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Home & Lifestyle community we track is r/LifeProTips with 23,071,815 members — roughly 13 times the size of r/whatsthisplant. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2011 sits in the middle 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/whatsthisplant on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,793,437 |
|---|---|
| Category | Home & Lifestyle |
| Rank in category | #19 of 1,465 |
| Created | 2011 |
| Category median size | 733 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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