The 20 Most Popular Subreddits on Reddit

Curious what the most popular subreddits on Reddit are? If you are passionate about your Internet browsing activities, chances are that you have already heard about Reddit, or may have even used it. Well, if you haven’t, here’s a short summary: Reddit is a huge website, basically a social network, that condenses Internet content based on its users’ needs. Subreddits are like a category, or a subforum, that focuses on info and content from a specific field.

We would like to present you with the 20 most popular subreddits on Reddit, as of now. Although Reddit allows users to follow very specific interests, you will notice from our countdown that the majority of popular subreddits focus on somewhat general interests.

No. 20: Atheism

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Dedicated to all web content relating to atheism, secular living, and agnosticism.

No. 19: Aww

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Basically, a subreddit for all things that make someone go “aww”, like puppies or kids holding hands.

See the rest of Reddit’s most popular subreddits on the following pages:

No. 18: AdviceAnimals

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Users upload photos featuring a character and an inspirational or funny message – these photos are called memes.

No. 17: Music

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The title is pretty self-explanatory: anything music related.

No. 16: Movies

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Fit for movie related content. Spoiler tags are mandatory!

No. 15: Bestof

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A subreddit containing only the best of content which can be found on the main platform, Reddit.

No. 14: Politics

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A subreddit dedicated only to US politics. Feel free to put your two cents in, regarding Obama’s latest decisions.

No. 13: Technology

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A subreddit where users can keep themselves updated with all information pertaining to technology.

No. 12: Videos

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Fit for video content of all kinds, with the exception of videos relating to politics or that show personal information.

No. 11: Gaming

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Dedicated to all content related to gaming, with the exception of info referring to sports.

No. 10: WTF

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A place where people can post anything that makes them say “WTF”.

No. 9: IAmA

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Users post an “AMA” (ask me for anything) or “AMAA” (ask me for almost anything), while others get to ask questions on a particular topic.

No. 8: Science

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On this subreddit, users can share reports relating to the field of science.

No. 7: Worldnews

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Dedicate to news around the globe. Pay attention, no US internal news allowed!

No. 6: Todayilearned

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On todayilearned users can post an interesting fact that they have learned and would like to share with others.

No. 5: Blog

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A subreddit used to share the info and content from Reddit’s blog.

No. 4: AskReddit

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The concept: formulate a question and address it in this subreddit. Try to be creative, a question that can simply be googled is not suitable for this website.

No. 3: Announcements

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A subreddit that condenses any changes in functionality, as posted on Reddit’s blog.

No. 2: Pics

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Basically, a subreddit for sharing pics. Although more restrictive than other subreddits for images, it is the most popular.

No. 1: Funny

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If you’re funny, or at least think you are, than this is the subreddit for you.