r/history
Active/r/History is a place for discussions about history. Feel free to submit interesting articles, tell us about this cool book you just read, or start a discussion about who everyone's favorite figure of minor French nobility is! This is a somewhat more serious subreddit compared to many others. Make sure to familiarize yourself with our rules and guidelines before participating. All posts must be manually approved by a moderator Thanks!
Members
18,564,526
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
January 25, 2008
Total posts
321.4K
archived
Total comments
3.1M
archived
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How many members does r/history have?
r/history had 18,564,526 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/history dead?
No. r/history is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/history created?
r/history was created on January 25, 2008.
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