About r/IAmA
In its own words:
I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal.
The community was created on May 27, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 1,248 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/Art (#29) and ahead of r/sports (#31) in our ranking.
What sets r/IAmA apart
Compared with other large communities, r/IAmA leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 57.6 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 16.2. Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.2 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/IAmA went up from 22,477,364 to 22,482,378 subscribers (+5K, +0.02%). That is about 125 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/IAmA this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Oct 29, 2026).
- I'm Chaz Stevens, self-funded professional thorn in the side of the powerful. Leveraged Florida's book-ban law against the Bible, helped send three politicians to jail, and just filed my 5th Bar comp…u/ChurchOMarsChaz · Oct 25 · text post
- We are Washington Sun reporters covering AI. We’re following the Trump administration’s AI push, including a planned takeover of federal government services and data center construction on public lan…u/TheWashingtonSun · Oct 26 · text post
- [Crosspost] We're PBS News and Votebeat journalists who cover U.S. elections and voting rights. Ask us anything about election security.u/NewsHour · Oct 27 · text post
- I'm Dave Chase, an automotive mechanic at Fifth Gear Automotive Repair with over 30 years of experience in the industry. Ask me anything about auto repair or what it's like to be mechanic!u/FifthGear04 · Oct 28 · text post
- [Crosspost] James McTeigue, the director of 2005's V FOR VENDETTA, starring Natalie Portman & Hugo Weaving, is doing an AMA/Q&A in /r/movies today, for anyone interested.u/BunyipPouch · Oct 27 · text post
- [Crosspost] Actor Ron Livingston is doing an AMA/Q&A today in /r/movies, for anyone interested. He's starred in things like Office Space, Band of Brothers, Swingers, Loudermilk, Adaptation, The Conju…u/BunyipPouch · Oct 29 · text post
- We are Brennan Center experts on the Supreme Court. Ask us anything about what we can do to fix a broken Supreme Court. AMA!u/TheBrennanCenter · Oct 29 · text post
- Crosspost of an AMA with Chris Jones - Author, research scientist, and candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardshipu/SpaceElevatorMusic · Oct 23 · text post
- I host Civic Parenting, a podcast from the National Constitution Center. AMA about engaging your children in the midterm elections, the midterm and raising citizens in a constitutional democracy.u/ConstitutionCtr · Oct 28 · text post
- [Crosspost] Zachary Wigon, director of 2022's SANCTUARY (starring Margaret Qualley & Christopher Abbott) and the upcoming gothic-horror VICTORIAN PSYCHO (starring Maika Monroe), is doing an AMA/Q&A i…u/BunyipPouch · Oct 25 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/IAmA, from 2012 to 2021, ranked by Reddit.
- I am Barack Obama, President of the United States -- AMAu/PresidentObama · Aug 29, 2012 · text post
- Protect Net Neutrality. Save the Internet.u/root_su · Nov 22, 2017 · 193,985 points · 2,803 comments · link
- [AMA Request] Victoria, ex-AMA modu/korantano · Jul 3, 2015 · 8,284 points · 2,918 comments · text post
- FCC just voted to kill Net Neutrality. Now we will SUE THEM and FIGHT in Congress! We are Free Press & friends. AMAu/FPGauravLaroia · Dec 14, 2017 · 121,213 points · 2,728 comments · text post
- I’m American citizen, undecided voter, loving husband Ken Bone, Welcome to the Bone Zone! AMAu/StanGibson18 · Oct 14, 2016 · 8,540 points · 15,854 comments · text post
- I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ask Me Anything.u/thisisbillgates · Feb 25, 2019 · 107,956 points · 20,114 comments · text post
- I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ask Me Anything.u/thisisbillgates · Feb 27, 2018 · 104,077 points · 20,261 comments · text post
- I am Leah Remini, Ask Me Anything about Scientologyu/TheRealLeahRemini · Nov 29, 2016 · 95,911 points · 17,856 comments · text post
- I’m Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ask Me Anything.u/thisisbillgates · Feb 27, 2017 · 95,503 points · 17,193 comments · text post
- I am Senator Bernie Sanders. Ask Me Anything!u/bernie-sanders · Nov 2, 2018 · 95,700 points · 15,636 comments · text post
What r/IAmA talks about
We read the titles of 22 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 27), the words that come up most are “ask”, “ama”, “crosspost”, “movies” and “interested”. Other frequent themes are author, book, public, finding, director and starring. Recurring phrases include “maika monroe”, “victorian psycho”, “national cybersecurity” and “cybersecurity public”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/IAmA gets about 3.4 new posts a day. The public archive holds 452,501 posts and 26,079,840 comments in total, about 57.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (6 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (0).
Rules of r/IAmA
The moderators of r/IAmA list 7 rules. In short:
- All posts must contain proof
- Topics must follow IAmA guidelines
- Requests belong in /r/IAmARequests
- Top-level comments must ask a question
- Do not ask for personal favors from an OP
- No abusive or harassing comments
- Please See Our FAQ
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/IAmA 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/IAmA have?
r/IAmA has 22,482,378 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #30 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,014 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/IAmA created?
r/IAmA was created on May 27, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 28, 2009.
Is r/IAmA still active?
Yes. r/IAmA gets about 3.4 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 452,501 posts and 26,079,840 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/IAmA?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/IAmA?
The community describes itself as: “I Am A, where the mundane becomes fascinating and the outrageous suddenly seems normal.” Recent post titles often mention ask, ama, crosspost, movies and interested. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/IAmA SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/IAmA as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/IAmA?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/IAmA accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “All posts must contain proof”; “Topics must follow IAmA guidelines”; “Requests belong in /r/IAmARequests”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/IAmA?
Communities with similar topics include r/Showerthoughts (34.2M), r/Art (22.6M), r/sports (22.1M), r/gadgets (22.8M) and r/personalfinance (21.9M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 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/IAmA.