r/German
BorderlineA community for students of German and discussions pertaining to the German language.
/r/German is a community focused on discussion related to learning the German language. It is also a place to discuss the language at large. New visitors, please read the FAQ: /r/German/wiki/faq
Members
386,639
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
December 19, 2008
Total posts
149.0K
archived
Total comments
1.5M
archived
Is r/German dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 48 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.
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How many members does r/German have?
r/German had 386,639 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/German dead?
r/German looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (48 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.
When was r/German created?
r/German was created on December 19, 2008.
Can I take over r/German?
Probably not. r/German is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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