r/HistoryofIdeas was created on September 22, 2011, making it 14 years and 6 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 63,893 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/HistoryofIdeas is steadily growing, with 101 new members in the last 30 days.
r/HistoryofIdeas shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 5.1 upvotes per post across its 63,893 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.33.
Posts on r/HistoryofIdeas receive an average of 1.7 comments, indicating a community with a healthy balance between content appreciation and active discussion. Members regularly engage with posts through both upvotes and comments.
r/HistoryofIdeas currently has 63,893 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 101 members (0.16%), averaging 3 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/HistoryofIdeas in the top 30% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/HistoryofIdeas has gained 918 subscribers (1.46%). Since tracking began 615 days ago, the community has added 15,765 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/HistoryofIdeas is steadily growing, with 101 new members in the last 30 days.
r/HistoryofIdeas has 63,893 subscribers as of April 2026.
r/HistoryofIdeas is steadily growing, with 101 new members in the last 30 days.
r/HistoryofIdeas was created on September 22, 2011, making it 14 years old.
r/HistoryofIdeas is a Reddit community with 63,893 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to the subreddit for the study of the history of ideas, including the histories of philosophy, of literature and the arts, of the natural and social sciences, of religion, and of political thought!" Posts receive an average of 5.1 upvotes and 1.7 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 3 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/HistoryofIdeas is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,349 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-15 21:03:21