r/indie_rock
ActiveIndie Rock
A place to share and discover new (and old) music that seems to fly under the radar.
Members
650,516
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2012
April 17, 2012
Total posts
97.3K
archived
Total comments
178.8K
archived
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r/indie_rock had 650,516 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
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When was r/indie_rock created?
r/indie_rock was created on April 17, 2012.
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