Top History subreddits

Largest History subreddits

Largest History subreddits

#	Subreddit	Members	12-mo growth	Commenters / mo
1	r/history	18.75M	+0.7%	807
2	r/HistoryMemes	12.77M	+2.0%	33,395
3	r/HistoryPorn	3.37M	+1.5%	5,564
4	r/ArtefactPorn	3.25M	+1.8%	3,267
5	r/AskHistorians	2.92M	+14%	6,584
6	r/100yearsago	2.5M	+1.1%	756
7	r/TheWayWeWere	1.66M	+5.3%	4,862
8	r/fakehistoryporn	1.15M	+2.4%	1,094
9	r/EconomicHistory	1.03M	+0.8%	215
10	r/HistoricalCapsule	757,898	+43%	30,140
11	r/PropagandaPosters	741,449	+4.9%	3,784
12	r/ColorizedHistory	635,468	+1.0%	265
13	r/HolyShitHistory	589,172	+219%	13,754
14	A r/Archeology	579,479	+3.6%	164
15	r/RareHistoricalPhotos	458,397	+13%	2,251
16	r/IndianHistory	437,560	+15%	2,552
17	r/Dinosaurs	421,748	+17%	4,143
18	F r/FossilPorn	410,418	+2.0%	91
19	r/AlternativeHistory	407,945	+15%	2,660
20	r/UtterlyUniquePhotos	406,906	+36%	5,530
21	r/ancientrome	346,475	+24%	3,291
22	r/badhistory	340,583	+4.4%	276
23	r/AncientCivilizations	308,675	+25%	1,865
24	r/SnapshotHistory	306,459	+1.8%	1,883
25	r/castles	296,398	+15%	1,010

Fastest growing History subreddits

Member growth over 12 months, among subreddits that had at least 18,251 members a year ago.

Fastest growing History subreddits

#	Subreddit	12-mo growth	Members gained	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/AlternateHistoryHub	+494%	+99,583	119,727	26,162
2	r/HolyShitHistory	+219%	+404,660	589,172	13,754
3	r/HistoryUncovered	+117%	+98,393	182,469	5,431
4	r/Historians	+92%	+24,127	50,292	636
5	r/AncientIndia	+82%	+18,148	40,176	610
6	B r/BlackHistoryPhotos	+81%	+48,235	107,821	2,097
7	r/coldwar	+76%	+17,116	39,682	387
8	r/classics	+58%	+25,222	68,445	1,894
9	F r/FolkloreAndMythology	+57%	+36,732	101,618	300
10	r/egyptology	+55%	+26,236	73,626	215
11	r/AmericanHistory	+55%	+17,410	49,323	504
12	r/thepast	+54%	+28,411	80,956	1,817
13	1 r/1800HavingFun	+53%	+20,257	58,448	109
14	r/medieval	+53%	+35,388	102,542	504
15	r/911archive	+52%	+47,865	139,906	5,561
16	r/HistoryDefined	+52%	+22,055	64,872	920
17	C r/ChineseHistory	+50%	+13,868	41,805	648
18	r/ancientgreece	+48%	+32,554	100,325	1,237
19	r/shittyaskhistory	+48%	+12,499	38,610	2,208
20	r/islamichistory	+48%	+22,040	68,140	192
21	r/Napoleon	+47%	+21,609	67,454	2,341
22	r/pirates	+44%	+19,413	63,839	1,052
23	1 r/1920s	+44%	+17,744	58,381	288
24	r/HistoricalCapsule	+43%	+227,193	757,898	30,140
25	r/TenYearsAgo	+41%	+8,279	28,575	1,712

Most members gained

History subreddits that gained the most members

#	Subreddit	Members gained	12-mo growth	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/HolyShitHistory	+404,660	+219%	589,172	13,754
2	r/AskHistorians	+349,669	+14%	2.92M	6,584
3	r/HistoryMemes	+248,454	+2.0%	12.77M	33,395
4	r/HistoricalCapsule	+227,193	+43%	757,898	30,140
5	r/history	+122,157	+0.7%	18.75M	807
6	r/UtterlyUniquePhotos	+108,415	+36%	406,906	5,530
7	r/AlternateHistoryHub	+99,583	+494%	119,727	26,162
8	r/HistoryUncovered	+98,393	+117%	182,469	5,431
9	r/TheWayWeWere	+83,584	+5.3%	1.66M	4,862
10	r/ancientrome	+67,886	+24%	346,475	3,291
11	r/Dinosaurs	+61,558	+17%	421,748	4,143
12	r/AncientCivilizations	+61,010	+25%	308,675	1,865
13	r/ArtefactPorn	+59,053	+1.8%	3.25M	3,267
14	r/IndianHistory	+56,414	+15%	437,560	2,552
15	r/RareHistoricalPhotos	+53,773	+13%	458,397	2,251
16	r/AlternativeHistory	+53,368	+15%	407,945	2,660
17	r/HistoryPorn	+48,501	+1.5%	3.37M	5,564
18	B r/BlackHistoryPhotos	+48,235	+81%	107,821	2,097
19	r/911archive	+47,865	+52%	139,906	5,561
20	r/ancientegypt	+41,586	+31%	175,030	871
21	r/castles	+37,644	+15%	296,398	1,010
22	F r/FolkloreAndMythology	+36,732	+57%	101,618	300
23	r/HistoryAnecdotes	+36,604	+27%	173,729	714
24	V r/VictorianEra	+36,087	+37%	133,162	1,663
25	r/AlternateHistory	+35,982	+15%	274,888	3,677

Most active History subreddits

People who comment in a month, the average of the three months ending September 2026.

Most active History subreddits

#	Subreddit	Commenters / mo	Posts / mo	Members
1	r/HistoryMemes	33,395	2,096	12.77M
2	r/HistoricalCapsule	30,140	982	757,898
3	r/AlternateHistoryHub	26,162	2,587	119,727
4	r/HolyShitHistory	13,754	447	589,172
5	r/AlwaysWhy	8,778	165	23,511
6	r/Presidents	6,866	1,608	261,785
7	r/AskHistorians	6,584	3,067	2.92M
8	r/BarbaraWalters4Scale	5,747	933	137,950
9	r/HistoryPorn	5,564	718	3.37M
10	r/911archive	5,561	1,072	139,906
11	r/UtterlyUniquePhotos	5,530	203	406,906
12	r/HistoryUncovered	5,431	232	182,469
13	r/TheWayWeWere	4,862	657	1.66M
14	r/Dinosaurs	4,143	774	421,748
15	r/Genealogy	4,094	1,035	210,922
16	r/PropagandaPosters	3,784	873	741,449
17	r/AlternateHistory	3,677	946	274,888
18	r/titanic	3,572	458	181,161
19	T r/ThisDayInHistory	3,462	257	178,466
20	r/ancientrome	3,291	412	346,475
21	r/ArtefactPorn	3,267	643	3.25M
22	A r/AskHistory	3,121	413	264,427
23	r/romanempire	3,103	365	63,261
24	r/ussr	2,956	545	76,517
25	r/CIVILWAR	2,663	470	101,120

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