r/sfx
ActiveA subreddit for all aspects of special effects!
Members
560,874
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2012
February 9, 2012
Total posts
15.4K
archived
Total comments
59.9K
archived
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How many members does r/sfx have?
r/sfx had 560,874 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/sfx dead?
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When was r/sfx created?
r/sfx was created on February 9, 2012.
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