About r/AskReddit
r/AskReddit is one of the ten biggest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #3 on SubMouse with 60,004,400 subscribers.
In its own words:
r/AskReddit is the place to ask and answer thought-provoking questions.
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 82,463 subscribers (+0.14%). It sits just behind r/funny (#2) and ahead of r/worldnews (#4) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/AskReddit and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
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