r/area51
ActiveArea 51
The United States Air Force facility commonly known as Area 51 is a highly classified remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base, located within the Nevada Test and Training Range.
Members
41,090
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
72
Created
2008
January 25, 2008
Total posts
9.7K
archived
Total comments
68.0K
archived
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How many members does r/area51 have?
r/area51 had 41,090 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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r/area51 was created on January 25, 2008.
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