About r/startrek
In its own words:
A casual, constructive, and most importantly, welcoming place on the internet to talk about Star Trek
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%).
What sets r/startrek apart
r/startrek is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 80% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 34% 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 (13.1).
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 uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/startrek talks about
Looking at the titles of 84 recent posts (Nov 1–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “trek”, “star”, “patrick”, “stewart” and “sir”. Other frequent themes are episode, show, question, tribute, academy and tng. By format, 80% are text posts, 18% are videos and 2% are links.
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 254,703 posts and 7,515,723 comments in total, about 29.5 comments per post.
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, 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?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 254,703 posts and 7,515,723 comments. In a sample of 84 recent posts we counted 78 different authors.
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 trek, star, patrick, stewart and sir. Most posts are text posts (80%).
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/scifi (4.5M), r/HonkaiStarRail (1.3M), r/Brawlstars (1.5M), r/PrequelMemes (3.8M) and r/StarWars (4.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 7, 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.