r/PhD
BorderlineFor those of us working on our PhD's
A subreddit dedicated to PhDs.
Members
186,064
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
June 18, 2008
Total posts
93.0K
archived
Total comments
1.1M
archived
Is r/PhD 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.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/PhD
How many members does r/PhD have?
r/PhD had 186,064 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/PhD dead?
r/PhD 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/PhD created?
r/PhD was created on June 18, 2008.
Can I take over r/PhD?
Probably not. r/PhD 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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