r/worldbuilding
r/worldbuilding is a Science & Education community on Reddit with 1,905,556 members, ranking #33 of 2,165 in Science & Education. For artists, writers, gamemasters, musicians, programmers, philosophers and scientists alike! The creation of new worlds and new universes has long been a key element of speculative fiction, from the fantasy works of Tolkien and Le Guin, to the science-fiction universes of Delany and Asimov, to the tabletop realm of Gygax and Barker, and beyond. This subreddit is about sharing your worlds, discove
How big is r/worldbuilding?
Created in 2009, r/worldbuilding has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Science & Education it ranks #33 of 2,165 communities we track — the top 1.5% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 944× the median Science & Education subreddit, which has 2,019 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Science & Education community we track is r/science with 34,470,477 members — roughly 18 times the size of r/worldbuilding. 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/worldbuilding on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,905,556 |
|---|---|
| Category | Science & Education |
| Rank in category | #33 of 2,165 |
| Created | 2009 |
| Category median size | 2,019 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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