r/xkcd
Active/r/xkcd is the subreddit for the popular webcomic xkcd by Randall Munroe. Come to discuss the comics and other work by Randall with other fans.
Members
164,722
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
46
Created
2008
January 25, 2008
Total posts
14.6K
archived
Total comments
295.2K
archived
Is r/xkcd dead? Active community.
r/xkcd is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/xkcd
How many members does r/xkcd have?
r/xkcd had 164,722 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/xkcd dead?
No. r/xkcd is active — the most recent post was today, with 46 posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/xkcd created?
r/xkcd was created on January 25, 2008.
Can I take over r/xkcd?
Probably not. r/xkcd is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
Want your own subreddit with a built-in audience?
Thousands of subreddits like r/xkcd have been abandoned by their moderators. DeadSubs finds the ones you can claim.
Activity checked September 28, 2026from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive. Member counts come from the archive's most recent crawl and may lag Reddit. DeadSubs is not affiliated with Reddit Inc.