r/history↗
History
r/history is a place for discussions about history. Feel free to submit interesting articles, tell us about this cool book you just read, or start a discussion about who everyone's favorite figure of minor French nobility is! This is a somewhat more serious subreddit compared to many others. Make sure to familiarize yourself with our rules and guidelines before participating. All posts must be manually approved by a moderator. Thanks!
18.8M subscribers336 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~4% by known bots)269 authors / mosince 2008
r/history has 18.8M members (+0.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 336 posts a month from 269 people. Top topics: Ancient Egypt Discoveries, History Podcasts and Roman Discoveries.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Ancient Egypt Discoveries0.3%
- History Podcasts0.3%
- Roman Discoveries0.3%
- Hannibal's Campaigns0.3%
- Slavery History0.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Holocaust Controversies
- Wikimedia
- The Library of Congress
- cambridge.org
- Goodreads
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