r/PhD
ActiveFor those of us working on our PhD's
A subreddit dedicated to PhDs.
Members
186,064
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
June 18, 2008
Total posts
88.1K
archived
Total comments
1.1M
archived
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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?
No. r/PhD is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/PhD created?
r/PhD was created on June 18, 2008.
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