r/onions
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Members
458,115
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 27, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2009
August 18, 2009
Total posts
51.8K
archived
Total comments
279.5K
archived
Is r/onions dead? Active community.
r/onions is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
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How many members does r/onions have?
r/onions had 458,115 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/onions dead?
No. r/onions is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/onions created?
r/onions was created on August 18, 2009.
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