About r/Futurology
r/Futurology is one of the largest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #34 on SubMouse with 21,720,928 subscribers.
In its own words:
A subreddit devoted to the field of Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about the development of humanity, technology, and civilization. -------- You can also find us in the fediverse at - https://futurology.today
The community was created on Dec 12, 2011, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 3,260 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/dataisbeautiful (#33) and ahead of r/gifs (#35) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Futurology 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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