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r/AskReddit

RisingDiscussion & adviceCreated Jan 25, 2008

Open questions that invite personal stories, opinions, and conversation.

13.3Mweekly visitors · 28-day average, observed Oct 2, 2026
59.7Mmembers · observed Sep 26, 2026
1.2Mcontributions · week ending Sep 27, 2026
Since 2021membership records in the public showcase

Fixed weekly detail

Weekly activity in r/AskReddit

Compare complete weeks of contributions and contributors across their displayed periods.

Weekly contributionsPublic posts plus comments, r/AskReddit
latest 1.2Mweek ending Sep 27, 202652-week average 900.3K
601.8K767.1K932.5K1.1M1.3MSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Weekly contributionspeak 1.2M · Jul 12, 2026601.8K932.5K1.3MSep 25Mar 26Sep 26peak 1.2M · Jul 12, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Oct 5, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026.

Weekly contributorsUnique accounts contributing, r/AskReddit
latest 329.2Kweek ending Aug 30, 202652-week average 276.7K
200.4K247.7K295K342.3K389.6KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Aug 26Weekly contributorspeak 368.9K · Jun 7, 2026200.4K295K389.6KSep 25Mar 26Aug 26peak 368.9K · Jun 7, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Sep 7, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026.

RisingActivity pattern

Contributions and the number of contributing accounts in r/AskReddit both trend upward across their displayed periods.

Activity range
1.37×
Busiest four-week period relative to the quietest, after removing the trend. A ratio of 2.5× or more indicates concentrated activity.
Contributions
+77.6%/yr
Annualized trend across the displayed contribution period, using a robust fit that reduces the influence of individual spikes.
Contributors
+47.3%/yr
Trend in distinct contributing accounts across the displayed contributor period. Rising or cooling requires agreement between both measures.

Reach and participation

Visitors and contributions

Compare audience reach with participation over the shared period. Visitor counts are smoothed over 28 days, so short bursts can appear later and less sharply.

Reach × participationWeekly visitors and weekly contributions, one timeline
Visitors · left scaleContributions · right scale
12.5M17.6M22.6M674.1K932.5K1.2MSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Weekly visitorsWeekly contributions12.5M17.6M22.6M674.1K932.5K1.2MSep 25Mar 26Sep 26

Historical comparison through Sep 27, 2026. Visitors are a 28-day average; contributions are complete Monday–Sunday UTC totals. The two lines use separate scales, so compare their timing and direction rather than their heights.

The long view

Membership over time

Monthly member counts for r/AskReddit, from the first available month shown below.

Membership since 2021Members over time, r/AskReddit
59.7M+72.6% since Aug 21
36.3M47.2M58.1MAug 21Dec 22Mar 24Jun 25Sep 26Members36.3M47.2M58.1MAug 21Mar 24Sep 26

Latest available reading in each month. The vertical axis follows the observed range and does not start at zero.

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