About r/history
r/history is one of the largest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #45 on SubMouse with 18,755,053 subscribers.
In its own words:
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!
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,542 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/WritingPrompts (#44) and ahead of r/blog (#46) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/history and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026). SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/history.