r/explainlikeimfive
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Explain Like I'm Five is the best forum and archive on the internet for layperson-friendly explanations. Don't Panic!
Members
22,991,903
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2011
July 28, 2011
Total posts
2.0M
archived
Total comments
21.3M
archived
Is r/explainlikeimfive dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 47 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.
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How many members does r/explainlikeimfive have?
r/explainlikeimfive had 22,991,903 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/explainlikeimfive dead?
r/explainlikeimfive looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (47 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/explainlikeimfive created?
r/explainlikeimfive was created on July 28, 2011.
Can I take over r/explainlikeimfive?
Probably not. r/explainlikeimfive 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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