r/Showerthoughts
ActiveA subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies that make the mundane more amazing.
Members
34,017,565
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2011
October 18, 2011
Total posts
6.8M
archived
Total comments
37.4M
archived
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How many members does r/Showerthoughts have?
r/Showerthoughts had 34,017,565 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/Showerthoughts dead?
No. r/Showerthoughts is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/Showerthoughts created?
r/Showerthoughts was created on October 18, 2011.
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