r/First48
ActiveOpen Community to Discuss the A&E series "The First 48"
Members
8,187
as of February 2025
Last post
5 days ago
October 9, 2026
Posts (30 days)
14
Created
2019
April 22, 2019
Total posts
1.6K
archived
Total comments
21.4K
archived
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r/First48 had 8,187 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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When was r/First48 created?
r/First48 was created on April 22, 2019.
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