About r/startrek
In its own words:
A casual, constructive, and most importantly, welcoming place on the internet to talk about Star Trek
Community guide
r/startrek (#994, about 1.1 million) is a casual, constructive, welcoming place to talk about Star Trek news and episodes—not a free-for-all dunk thread or an unmarked-spoiler feed.
What belongs
Series discussion (about 79 posts/day; mostly text, some video). Rules ask people to be constructive, welcoming, truthful, nice and on-topic; they also cover spoilers, meta posts and representing yourself.
Versus scifi and StarWars
scifi is the wider genre; StarWars is a different franchise. This room stays on Star Trek.
Practical pointers
Mark spoilers; keep the tone constructive rather than a pile-on.
The community was created on Jun 17, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,086 subscribers (+0.20%). It sits just behind r/football (#993) and ahead of r/ontario (#995) in our ranking.
What sets r/startrek apart
r/startrek is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 70% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100. Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 29.5 comments per post, roughly 2.3× the typical big subreddit (13.0). For its size it is unusually busy: about 73.9 new posts a day per million members, more than 92% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 21.5× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/startrek went up from 1,059,520 to 1,064,612 subscribers (+5.1K, +0.48%). That is about 116 new members per day. The chart shows 9 weekly subscriber counts.
What r/startrek talks about
Looking at the titles of 415 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “patrick”, “stewart”, “trek”, “star” and “picard”. Other frequent themes are sir, captain, tribute, tng, episode and light. Recurring phrases include “patrick stewart”, “star trek”, “sir patrick” and “inner light”. By format, 70% are text posts, 18% are videos and 12% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/startrek gets about 79 new posts a day. The public archive holds 254,703 posts and 7,515,723 comments in total, about 29.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (186 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (29). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/startrek
The moderators of r/startrek list 8 rules. In short:
- Be constructive
- Be welcoming
- Be truthful
- Be nice
- Keep on-topic
- Spoilers
- Meta
- Represent yourself
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/startrek and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/startrek have?
r/startrek has 1,064,612 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #994 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,092 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/startrek created?
r/startrek was created on Jun 17, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Aug 21, 2008.
Is r/startrek still active?
Yes. r/startrek gets about 79 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 254,703 posts and 7,515,723 comments. In a sample of 415 recent posts we counted 377 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/startrek?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/startrek?
The community describes itself as: “A casual, constructive, and most importantly, welcoming place on the internet to talk about Star Trek” Recent post titles often mention patrick, stewart, trek, star and picard. Most posts are text posts (70%).
Is r/startrek SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/startrek as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/startrek?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/startrek accepts both text and link posts. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Be constructive”; “Be welcoming”; “Be truthful”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/startrek?
Communities with similar topics include r/StarWars (4.7M), r/CasualUK (2.8M) and r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/startrek.