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Colorization - The colorization of old black & white photos

[/r/Colorization] is a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing black and white photos that you have colorized. Colorization can be very time-consuming, but the results are often amazing. This community celebrates human creativity and skill. No AI is allowed.

1.4M subscribers48 posts / mo in Sep 202624 authors / mosince 2011

r/Colorization has 1.4M members (+1.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 48 posts a month from 24 people. Top topics: Colorization Attempts, Colorize Family Photos and Colorize Grandparents Photos.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.4%in 12 months · +0.2% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 20261.4M
Growing1.4M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Colorization

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−58%vs Sep 2025 · +7.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202648
QuieterPeaked at 619 in Jan 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Colorization

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Colorization Attempts3.8%
  2. Colorize Family Photos2.0%
  3. Colorize Grandparents Photos1.2%
  4. Tsar Nicholas II0.9%
  5. Colorful Creations0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. The Library of Congress
  2. Wikimedia
  3. Behance
  4. Threads
  5. ChatGPT

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research