About r/TooAfraidToAsk
In its own words:
A place for any question you’ve ever been TooAfraidToAsk
The community was created on Aug 28, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 3,132 subscribers (+0.15%).
What sets r/TooAfraidToAsk apart
r/TooAfraidToAsk is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 100% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 34% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 101.2 new posts a day per million members, more than 98% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.74% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 94% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 3.1× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/TooAfraidToAsk went up from 2,023,846 to 2,038,878 subscribers (+15K, +0.74%). That is about 342 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/TooAfraidToAsk talks about
We read the titles of 200 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “life”, “feel”, “considered”, “abuse” and “actually”. Other frequent themes are children, women, love, act, defeat and it'll. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/TooAfraidToAsk gets about 210 new posts a day. The public archive holds 850,546 posts and 16,151,976 comments in total, about 19.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (224 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (177). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/TooAfraidToAsk
The moderators of r/TooAfraidToAsk list 5 rules. In short:
- Be Kind.
- Be Helpful.
- Be Genuine.
- Posts must meet certain criteria
- Obey reddit's sitewide rules
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/TooAfraidToAsk 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 big is r/TooAfraidToAsk?
r/TooAfraidToAsk has 2,038,878 subscribers, which makes it the #541 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 15,032 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/TooAfraidToAsk?
r/TooAfraidToAsk was created on Aug 28, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 15, 2013.
How active is r/TooAfraidToAsk?
Very active: r/TooAfraidToAsk gets about 210 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 850,546 posts and 16,151,976 comments. In a sample of 200 recent posts we counted 173 different authors.
When is r/TooAfraidToAsk most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/TooAfraidToAsk about?
The community describes itself as: “A place for any question you’ve ever been TooAfraidToAsk” Recent post titles often mention life, feel, considered, abuse and actually. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/TooAfraidToAsk safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/TooAfraidToAsk as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/TooAfraidToAsk?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/TooAfraidToAsk accepts text posts only. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Be Kind.”; “Be Helpful.”; “Be Genuine.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/TooAfraidToAsk?
Communities with similar topics include r/AskReddit (60M), r/oddlyspecific (3.8M), r/nottheonion (26.1M), r/Naruto (3.5M) and r/NoStupidQuestions (7.6M).
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/TooAfraidToAsk.