r/AskHistorians↗
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2.9M subscribers2,892 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)2,167 authors / mosince 2011
r/AskHistorians has 2.9M members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,892 posts a month from 2,167 people. Top topics: Slavery History, Nazi Germany and WWII and Hannibal's Campaigns.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Slavery History0.7%
- Nazi Germany and WWII0.4%
- Hannibal's Campaigns0.4%
- Alexander the Great0.3%
- American Revolutionary War0.3%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- JSTOR
- Doi
- Wikimedia
- Academia
- cambridge.org
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