r/Lightning
ActivePictures of Lightning!
This is a subreddit where you can post media or discussions relating to the meteorological phenomena of lightning. NOTE: Please post original content only, or provide the original source of the media posted (strictly enforced).
Members
40,560
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2012
June 2, 2012
Total posts
8.1K
archived
Total comments
20.8K
archived
Is r/Lightning dead? Active community.
r/Lightning 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/Lightning have?
r/Lightning had 40,560 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/Lightning dead?
No. r/Lightning is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/Lightning created?
r/Lightning was created on June 2, 2012.
Can I take over r/Lightning?
Probably not. r/Lightning 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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