About r/Coffee
In its own words:
/r/Coffee is back - for now - and talking about itself, in addition to coffee.
The community was created on May 15, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 4,283 subscribers (+0.17%). Among the 10 communities on our coffee list it is the largest.
What sets r/Coffee apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Coffee leans heavily on text posts (61% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 11.3 new posts a day per million members, more than 83% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.46% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 93% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 8.5× as many posts as the quietest (18:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/Coffee climbed from 2,454,040 to 2,465,414 subscribers (+11.4K, +0.46%). That is about 284 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Coffee talks about
We read the titles of 210 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “machine”, “question”, “home”, “help” and “brew”. Other frequent themes are good, milk, daily, grinder, latte and espresso. Recurring phrases include “daily question”, “french press”, “different depending” and “moka pot”. By format, 61% are text posts, 24% are images and 11% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/Coffee gets about 28 new posts a day. The public archive holds 273,618 posts and 2,326,550 comments in total, about 8.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (38 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (22). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 18:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Coffee
The moderators of r/Coffee list 13 rules. In short:
- Coffee Focus
- Images & Video
- Low-Effort Post or Question
- Be Civil
- Elitist Nonsense
- Promotion
- Shilling / Sockpuppetry
- Affiliates & Referrals
- Product Release & Pre-Release Hype
- No Crowdfunding Projects
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Coffee 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/Coffee have?
r/Coffee has 2,465,414 subscribers, which makes it the #447 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 11,374 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/Coffee created?
r/Coffee was created on May 15, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/Coffee still active?
Yes. r/Coffee gets about 28 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 273,618 posts and 2,326,550 comments. In a sample of 210 recent posts we counted 191 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Coffee?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 UTC, with the fewest around 18:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Coffee?
The community describes itself as: “/r/Coffee is back - for now - and talking about itself, in addition to coffee.” Recent post titles often mention machine, question, home, help and brew. Most posts are text posts (61%).
Is r/Coffee SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Coffee as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Coffee?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Coffee accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Coffee Focus”; “Images & Video”; “Low-Effort Post or Question”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Coffee?
Communities with similar topics include r/facepalm (8.1M), r/soccer (8.8M), r/listentothis (17.9M), r/kpop (3.9M) and r/buildapc (8.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). 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/Coffee.