r/Journaling
ActiveJournaling: for people who have journals
/r/Journaling is a subreddit dedicated to those who keep a written Journal. Share photos of what you write, ask questions, and find inspiration here with like minded people. Whatever you need we're a happy bunch, ready to grab a cup of coffee and write! — Use an app? Check out r/digitaljournaling. Want to use Reddit as a journal? Check out r/DiaryofaRedditor. Make collages? Check out r/JournalingIsArt.
Members
2,055,964
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2011
January 11, 2011
Total posts
93.7K
archived
Total comments
775.8K
archived
Is r/Journaling dead? Active community.
r/Journaling is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
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How many members does r/Journaling have?
r/Journaling had 2,055,964 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/Journaling dead?
No. r/Journaling is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/Journaling created?
r/Journaling was created on January 11, 2011.
Can I take over r/Journaling?
Probably not. r/Journaling 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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