About r/BitcoinBeginners
In its own words:
Bitcoin Beginners is a subreddit for new users to ask Bitcoin related questions. *Do not respond to strangers direct messaging you, as over 99% of these people are Scammers.*
Community guide
r/BitcoinBeginners (#859, about 1.2 million subscribers) — Bitcoin Beginners is a subreddit for new users to ask Bitcoin related questions. *Do not respond to strangers direct messaging you, as over 99% of these people are Scammers.* A recent sample averaged 4.7 posts a day (~100% text). Its public rules include: Bitcoin questions only; No promoting altcoins, tokens, ICOs. No shilling. No concern trolling; No advertising new websites, news, blog, articles; No affiliate links; Do no use URL shorteners (spammers use them). It is listed under “Technology”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own work. Match posts to: Bitcoin questions only; No promoting altcoins, tokens, ICOs. No shilling. No concern trolling; No advertising new websites, news, blog, articles; No affiliate links.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change.
The community was created on Mar 6, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 319 subscribers (+0.03%). Among the 20 communities on our cryptocurrency list it is number 6 by size. It sits just behind r/Pareidolia (#860) and ahead of r/HighStrangeness (#862) in our ranking.
What sets r/BitcoinBeginners apart
r/BitcoinBeginners is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 100% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/BitcoinBeginners went up from 1,227,485 to 1,230,151 subscribers (+2.7K, +0.22%). That is about 52 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/BitcoinBeginners this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- If bitcoin is money, why aren't people using it to pay for things?u/mattosx · Nov 6 · text post
- What is the safest way to store Bitcoin?u/trip1travel · Nov 1 · text post
- Ordenador dedicado a btcu/ajmp73 · Nov 1 · text post
- Question for a bitcoinu/totaly-not-me · Nov 4 · text post
- Finally ready to buy my first BTC, but is it dumb to jump in right now with the midterms and the recent dip?u/Jessica_CopperDove30 · Nov 3 · text post
- How to dca?u/Antique-Resident3190 · Nov 7 · text post
- How to know when to buy and sellu/Antique-Resident3190 · Nov 6 · text post
- What finally made Bitcoin transaction fees make sense to you?u/decipherblock · Nov 5 · text post
- How can bitcoin store value if it could be replicated endlessly?u/TeacherGuy1980 · Nov 2 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/BitcoinBeginners, from 2020 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- FAQ for Beginnersu/bitusher · Apr 19, 2020 · 36 points · 2 comments · text post
- If a friend has 100 BC and he want to gift me 1 would it be taxable?u/South_Sleep1912 · Mar 20, 2025 · text post
- Can someone please explain why a tweet from Elon has more of an impact on the price of BTC than the flooding news regarding El Salvador?Jun 7, 2021 · text post
- Never withdraw your Bitcoin investments to pay for a date with your partner.u/TheBedroomTrader · Feb 23, 2021 · text post
- How do you cash out $750,000 worth of bitcoin?u/ohimanalabamagamer · Apr 6, 2021 · text post
- We are early.Jan 3, 2021 · text post
- Found 2 BTC's on my old drive. How to transfer to an exchange?u/albert2215566 · May 11, 2021 · text post
- What happens to my crypto when I die?u/Seikskogh · May 15, 2021 · text post
- I have $1300 of ‘free’ bitcoinu/darkblade_h · Mar 13, 2021 · text post
- Got accepted to a Job which pays me in BTCu/FireBangerIL · Feb 26, 2021 · text post
What r/BitcoinBeginners talks about
We read the titles of 44 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “bitcoin”, “btc”, “crypto”, “help” and “trading”. Other frequent themes are store, money, buy, long, dip and start. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/BitcoinBeginners gets about 4.7 new posts a day. The public archive holds 123,698 posts and 1,036,335 comments in total, about 8.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (9 posts) and the quietest was Friday (2). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/BitcoinBeginners
The moderators of r/BitcoinBeginners list 5 rules. In short:
- Bitcoin questions only
- No promoting altcoins, tokens, ICOs. No shilling. No concern trolling
- No advertising new websites, news, blog, articles
- No affiliate links
- Do no use URL shorteners (spammers use them)
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/BitcoinBeginners 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 subscribers does r/BitcoinBeginners have?
r/BitcoinBeginners has 1,230,151 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #861 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,666 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/BitcoinBeginners created?
r/BitcoinBeginners was created on Mar 6, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Apr 2, 2013.
Is r/BitcoinBeginners still active?
Yes. r/BitcoinBeginners gets about 4.7 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 123,698 posts and 1,036,335 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/BitcoinBeginners?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/BitcoinBeginners?
The community describes itself as: “Bitcoin Beginners is a subreddit for new users to ask Bitcoin related questions. *Do not respond to strangers direct messaging you, as over 99% of these people are Scammers.*” Recent post titles often mention bitcoin, btc, crypto, help and trading. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/BitcoinBeginners SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/BitcoinBeginners as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/BitcoinBeginners?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/BitcoinBeginners accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Bitcoin questions only”; “No promoting altcoins, tokens, ICOs. No shilling. No concern trolling”; “No advertising new websites, news, blog, articles”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/BitcoinBeginners?
Communities with similar topics include r/btc (1.2M), r/Bitcoin (8.2M), r/CryptoCurrency (10.2M), r/CryptoMarkets (2M) and r/CryptoTechnology (1.3M).
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/BitcoinBeginners.