r/EffectiveAltruism
ActiveEffective Altruists on Reddit
Effective altruism is a growing social movement founded on the imperative to make the world as good a place as it can be, the use of evidence and reason to find out how to do so, and the audacity to actually try.
Members
30,124
as of February 2025
Last post
today
October 14, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2012
September 17, 2012
Total posts
10.1K
archived
Total comments
64.0K
archived
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How many members does r/EffectiveAltruism have?
r/EffectiveAltruism had 30,124 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/EffectiveAltruism dead?
No. r/EffectiveAltruism is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/EffectiveAltruism created?
r/EffectiveAltruism was created on September 17, 2012.
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