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r/Historians is a place where professional historians, students, and history enthusiasts can come together to share knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions about all aspects of history.

51k subscribers129 posts / mo in Sep 2026115 authors / mosince 2016

r/Historians has 51k members (+92% over the last 12 months). It gets about 129 posts a month from 115 people. Top topics: Teachers and Teaching, Academia vs Industry and Presidents Ranked.

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Size and growth

How r/Historians has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+92%in 12 months · +15% in 3 months · +4.1% in 1 month
Oct 202650k
Growing50k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+139%vs Sep 2025 · +23% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026129
BusierPeaked at 138 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Historians

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Teachers and Teaching1.9%
  2. Academia vs Industry1.3%
  3. Presidents Ranked0.8%
  4. Henry VIII and His Queens0.8%
  5. Nazi Germany and WWII0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. USAJOBS
  2. Dropbox
  3. Wikimedia
  4. JSTOR
  5. Yale University

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