r/AncestryDNA↗
Tell us about your heritage and share your DNA results
A place to share your heritage, genetic ancestry, and explore the amazing family stories people have to share!
177k subscribers1,411 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)997 authors / mosince 2017
r/AncestryDNA has 177k members (+26% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,411 posts a month from 997 people. Top topics: Ancestry Results, DNA Results Analysis and African American Ancestry.
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How r/AncestryDNA has grown
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Topics and brands on r/AncestryDNA
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Ancestry Results2.0%
- DNA Results Analysis0.9%
- African American Ancestry0.8%
- Italian Ancestry0.8%
- Eastern European Ancestry Results0.8%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- DNA Painter
- DNPlay
- Nature
- Danaleeds
- FamilySearch
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