r/explainlikeimfive↗
Explain Like I'm Five | Don't Panic!
Explain Like I'm Five is the best forum and archive on the internet for layperson-friendly explanations. Don't Panic!
23.7M subscribers2,619 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,934 authors / mosince 2011
r/explainlikeimfive has 23.7M members (+1.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,619 posts a month from 1,934 people. Top topics: Sleep Habits & Comfort, Salt & Sodium Discussions and Big Bang Theory.
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- Sleep Habits & Comfort<0.1%
- Salt & Sodium Discussions<0.1%
- Big Bang Theory<0.1%
- Engine Types & Projects<0.1%
- Dog Intelligence & Behavior<0.1%
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- xkcd
- Wikimedia
- ScienceDirect
- NASA
- Nature
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