About r/AskAnAmerican
In its own words:
AskAnAmerican: Learn about America, straight from the mouths of Americans. This is not a current events sub.
Community guide
r/AskAnAmerican (#902, about 1.2 million) is a good-faith Q&A room for learning about the United States from Americans—explicitly not a current-events battlefield—and nearly all recent samples are text questions.
What belongs
Questions ending with a question mark (about 37 posts/day). Rules require question form, FAQ checks, good faith, civility, serious answers; ban surveys (unless AMA cleared), slurs, location/flair attacks, agenda-pushing, brigaded arrivals, and “what do you think of X country” bait.
Versus AskReddit and AMA
AskReddit is open-ended entertainment Q&A. AskAnAmerican narrows to America-from-Americans cultural/practical questions with foreign-poster flairs in the mix.
Practical pointers
Put context in the text box, not a soapbox; check the FAQ first.
The community was created on Jun 13, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 1,177 subscribers (+0.10%). It sits just behind r/3DS (#900) and ahead of r/GodofWarRagnarok (#902) in our ranking.
What sets r/AskAnAmerican apart
Compared with other large communities, r/AskAnAmerican leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 35%). It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 64.0 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.0. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.87% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 87% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 6.3× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/AskAnAmerican grew from 1,174,803 to 1,185,014 subscribers (+10.2K, +0.87%). That is about 200 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/AskAnAmerican this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Why do Americans seem way more casual about using first names with people in authority compared to other countries?u/TypicalData5016 · Nov 3 · text post
- Have You Been to An American Restaurant in Another Country?u/Aggravating-Key-8867 · Nov 2 · text post
- I've just watched Fargo - do people from North Dakota still speak like that?u/Majestic-Plate-8222 · Nov 2 · text post
- What is the American equivalent to beans on toast? ??u/DVLMN08 · Nov 7 · text post
- What's your state's joke symbol?u/Rhodithas · Nov 3 · text post
- Is it common for you to use a nickname more often than a person’s actual name?u/misandrlstt · Nov 2 · text post
- Do you have restaurant chains that simply microwave/grill pre-prepared food?u/GlumAd9856 · Nov 5 · text post
- Do people travel via Train in US?u/Impressive_Drink1808 · Nov 2 · text post
- How does a father's name end up on a birth certificate in the US?u/Curatorious · Nov 6 · text post
- Do US radio stations really play nothing but Christmas music for weeks?u/amutyapp · Nov 5 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/AskAnAmerican, from 2018 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Congratulations to President Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Share your thoughts here.u/gummibearhawk · Nov 7, 2020 · text post
- Do you support the construction of a high-speed rail system all over the United States, similar to that of the Interstate Highway System?Oct 5, 2020 · text post
- If visiting America what is something that person should NEVER do?Jan 22, 2019 · 10,997 points · 7,108 comments · text post
- Plans to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill are back on track. How do you feel about this?u/Hoosier_Jedi · Jan 26, 2021 · text post
- California just banned private prisons. My fellow Americans, how do we feel about this?Sep 13, 2019 · 6,402 points · 1,036 comments · text post
- Anyone else hasn’t got sick since the pandemic began ?u/Bluetriton5500 · Mar 12, 2021 · text post
- What do you do with ice in drinks?u/Fenrir-2003 · Feb 28, 2019 · 4,648 points · 915 comments · text post
- Is it common for American strangers to just start chatting randomly?u/DevelopmentOk1518 · Sep 2, 2025 · text post
- Do you really feel safer owning a gun?u/kikiinpurgatory · Mar 30, 2019 · 4,239 points · 2,487 comments · text post
- Why are Americans so comfortable speaking up?u/lispenardian · Jul 9, 2026 · text post
What r/AskAnAmerican talks about
We read the titles of 273 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “americans”, “american”, “america”, “popular” and “state”. Other frequent themes are nba, usa, country, buy, nfl and vote. Recurring phrases include “spoiled city”, “middle america”, “america mentality” and “maple leaf”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: CULTURE (64), FOOD & DRINK (31), GOVERNMENT (28), FOREIGN POSTER (24), SPORTS (24), Bullshit Question (16).
Activity and best time to post
r/AskAnAmerican gets about 37 new posts a day. The public archive holds 227,760 posts and 14,586,744 comments in total, about 64.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (53 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (31). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/AskAnAmerican
The moderators of r/AskAnAmerican list 15 rules. In short:
- All submissions must be in question form. This includes a question mark (?) at the end.
- The text box is to be used to add clarification or context to your question only.
- All questions and comments must adhere to Reddit’s content policy.
- Do not use slurs or bigoted language of any kind in a submission.
- Check the FAQ and the sidebar prior to submitting your question
- Questions must be asked in good faith
- Surveys are not allowed. AMAs must first be discussed with the moderators.
- Do not ask questions that are not on topic for the subreddit.
- Treat the poster of a submission or comment you are replying to with respect and civility.
- Do not use slurs or bigoted language of any kind.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/AskAnAmerican and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/AskAnAmerican have?
r/AskAnAmerican has 1,185,014 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #901 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 10,211 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/AskAnAmerican created?
r/AskAnAmerican was created on Jun 13, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/AskAnAmerican still active?
Yes. r/AskAnAmerican gets about 37 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 227,760 posts and 14,586,744 comments. In a sample of 273 recent posts we counted 236 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/AskAnAmerican?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/AskAnAmerican?
The community describes itself as: “AskAnAmerican: Learn about America, straight from the mouths of Americans. This is not a current events sub.” Recent post titles often mention americans, american, america, popular and state. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/AskAnAmerican SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/AskAnAmerican as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/AskAnAmerican?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/AskAnAmerican accepts text posts only. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “All submissions must be in question form. This includes a question mark (?) at the end.”; “The text box is to be used to add clarification or context to your question only.”; “All questions and comments must adhere to Reddit’s content policy.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/AskAnAmerican?
Communities with similar topics include r/AskReddit (60.1M), r/ask (1.3M), r/AskCulinary (1.3M), r/news (31.6M) and r/AskPhysics (1.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/AskAnAmerican.