r/wikipedia
ActiveA place to share interesting Wikipedia articles, and talk about Wikipedia and its sister projects
Members
597,435
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
January 25, 2008
Total posts
118.3K
archived
Total comments
1.1M
archived
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Frequently asked questions about r/wikipedia
How many members does r/wikipedia have?
r/wikipedia had 597,435 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/wikipedia dead?
No. r/wikipedia is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/wikipedia created?
r/wikipedia was created on January 25, 2008.
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