About r/tea
In its own words:
Tea! This subreddit is for discussion of beverages made from soaking camellia sinensis leaves (or twigs) in water, and, to a lesser extent, herbal infusions, yerba mate, and other tisanes.
The community was created on Dec 19, 2008, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,473 subscribers (+0.23%).
What sets r/tea apart
Compared with other large communities, r/tea leans heavily on images (40% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 22%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 40.1 new posts a day per million members, more than 81% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.00% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 93% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 5.8× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/tea went up from 1,085,162 to 1,096,036 subscribers (+10.9K, +1.00%). That is about 247 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/tea talks about
Across 42 recent posts (Nov 4–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “gongfu”, “oolong”, “teapot”, “kettle” and “trying”. Other frequent themes are good, advent, question, mountain, cup and tried. By format, 45% are text posts, 40% are images and 7% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/tea gets about 44 new posts a day. The public archive holds 185,253 posts and 1,875,479 comments in total, about 10.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (51 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (38). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/tea
The moderators of r/tea list 10 rules. In short:
- Self-promotion
- Health benefits and concerns
- Be respectful of each other
- Low-effort posting
- Direct link to merchant
- Survey
- Drugs and Drug-Seeking
- Affiliate, referral link, link shorteners
- Sales and discounts
- Grievances regarding vendors or other users
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/tea 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 members does r/tea have?
r/tea has 1,096,036 subscribers, which makes it the #970 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 10,874 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/tea?
r/tea was created on Dec 19, 2008, so it has been around for 17 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 10, 2009.
How active is r/tea?
Very active: r/tea gets about 44 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 185,253 posts and 1,875,479 comments.
When is r/tea most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 30, 2026 to Nov 5, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/tea about?
The community describes itself as: “Tea! This subreddit is for discussion of beverages made from soaking camellia sinensis leaves (or twigs) in water, and, to a lesser extent, herbal infusions, yerba mate, and other tisanes.” Recent post titles often mention gongfu, oolong, teapot, kettle and trying. Most posts are text posts (45%).
Is r/tea safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/tea as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/tea?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/tea accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Self-promotion”; “Health benefits and concerns”; “Be respectful of each other”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/tea?
Communities with similar topics include r/SipsTea (4.1M), r/MadeMeSmile (12.7M), r/BoneAppleTea (1.3M), r/DecidingToBeBetter (1.4M) and r/TheDepthsBelow (1.4M).
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/tea.