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Best Geography Subreddits (November 2026)

Most geography talk on Reddit happens in a few big places, but the smaller communities are where the specialists are. We checked the communities Reddit returns for “geography” and “maps”, kept the public, safe-for-work ones with at least 25,000 members that are still posting, and ranked the 9 that remain by size. Together they have 2.4M members.

How the geography communities compare

Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 84% of all members on this list, so most of the geography conversation happens in a handful of places. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/geography has the most members, but r/mapmaking gets the most new posts (about 13 a day). Per member, the liveliest is r/TravelMaps: 11 posts a day from 41.2K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. The oldest is r/geography, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.

The 9 biggest geography subreddits

  1. r/geography 1,668,356 members · +2.1K since Oct 26 · since 2008

    The study of the Earth and its features, inhabitants, and phenomena.

  2. M
    r/Maps ↗ 171,457 members · ~12 posts/day · since 2008

    Beautiful, interesting, and informative maps.

  3. M
    r/mapmaking ↗ 152,241 members · ~13 posts/day · since 2011

    /r/mapmaking is participating in the Reddit Blackout. For more information, see here. If you're looking for a community of map makers to discuss and work with on creation, check out this Discord server. It's not officially affili…

  4. M
    r/MapsWithoutNZ ↗ 120,541 members · since 2015

    Maps without New Zealand on them. This place is all about the meme and fact about how we're missing from so many maps. it's not that serious. Please don't post a Risk board, it's done too often.

  5. G
    r/GoogleMaps ↗ 72,027 members · ~12 posts/day · since 2009

    This subreddit is for anything and everything concerning Google Maps or any related services such as Google Earth, Google Street View, or Google My Maps.

  6. F
    r/FantasyMaps ↗ 59,705 members · ~7.0 posts/day · since 2011

    A place to share your fantasy maps. Receive feedback on works in progress. Find resources. Learn about techniques to increase your fantasy map cartography skills. Or, just relax and check out some really nice Fantasy Maps!

  7. O
    r/oldmaps ↗ 46,958 members · ~2.1 posts/day · since 2012

    Beautiful and illuminating maps from around the world, from the oldest examples known to those created around 1950.

  8. G
    r/geographymemes ↗ 45,174 members · ~2.0 posts/day · since 2017

    A place for all Geographers and Geography lovers to post their zestiest memes. All Geographers welcome! Physical, Human, or Environmental we have the memes you crave. Whether you're a Geologist, Vexillologist, Cartographer, or an…

  9. T
    r/TravelMaps ↗ 41,176 members · ~11 posts/day · since 2017

    Share maps showing where you have traveled.

Choosing where to post

r/mapmaking moves fastest, with about 13 new posts a day, so posts there get replies quickly but also slide off the front page within hours. Jokes and memes have their own home in r/geographymemes; the serious communities tend to remove them, so keep the two apart.

Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.

Frequently asked questions

What is the biggest geography subreddit?

r/geography is the largest, with 1,668,356 members, followed by r/Maps (171.5K) and r/mapmaking (152.2K).

Which geography subreddit is the most active?

By new posts per day, r/mapmaking leads with about 13, ahead of r/GoogleMaps (12). Counts are averages over the last seven days.

How many geography subreddits are there?

We list 9 active, safe-for-work geography communities with at least 25,000 members each, 2.4M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.

What is the oldest geography subreddit?

r/Maps, created on Jun 16, 2008.

Are these geography subreddits safe for work?

Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.

Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.