r/lightningnetwork
ActiveThe Bitcoin Lightning Network
Welcome to the #1🥇 subreddit for Lightning Network discussions for over 10 years straight!
Members
29,693
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
25
Created
2015
September 4, 2015
Total posts
10.3K
archived
Total comments
64.5K
archived
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How many members does r/lightningnetwork have?
r/lightningnetwork had 29,693 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/lightningnetwork dead?
No. r/lightningnetwork is active — the most recent post was today, with 25 posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/lightningnetwork created?
r/lightningnetwork was created on September 4, 2015.
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