r/AskHistorians
ActiveThe Portal for Public History. Please read the rules before participating, as we remove all comments which break the rules. Answers must be in-depth and comprehensive, or they will be removed.
Members
2,232,924
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2011
August 28, 2011
Total posts
756.2K
archived
Total comments
3.6M
archived
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How many members does r/AskHistorians have?
r/AskHistorians had 2,232,924 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/AskHistorians dead?
No. r/AskHistorians is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/AskHistorians created?
r/AskHistorians was created on August 28, 2011.
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