r/folklore
ActiveYour central place on Reddit for folktales, myth, legend, traditional recipes, and the many other topics that fall under the umbrella of folklore.
Members
24,074
as of February 2025
Last post
today
October 14, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2009
March 12, 2009
Total posts
7.8K
archived
Total comments
16.5K
archived
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How many members does r/folklore have?
r/folklore had 24,074 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/folklore dead?
No. r/folklore is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/folklore created?
r/folklore was created on March 12, 2009.
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