About r/announcements
In its own words:
Official announcements from Reddit, Inc.
The community was created on Jun 17, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 417 subscribers (+0.00%).
What sets r/announcements apart
It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 3,904.1 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 16.2. Growth has more or less levelled off (0.00% since Sep 19, 2026), which is common for very mature communities.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/announcements grew from 302,605,364 to 302,607,006 subscribers (+1.6K, +0.00%). That is about 41 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/announcements, from 2015 to 2021, ranked by Reddit.
- The FCC’s vote was predictably frustrating, but we’re not done fighting for net neutrality.u/spez · Dec 14, 2017 · 189,852 points · 15,232 comments · text post
- Update: We won the Net Neutrality vote in the Senate!u/arabscarab · May 17, 2018 · 188,624 points · 6,415 comments · text post
- Upvote the Downvote: Tell Congress to use the CRA to save net neutrality!u/arabscarab · Feb 27, 2018 · 158,725 points · 4,982 comments · text post
- An old team at redditu/samaltman · Jul 10, 2015 · 6,683 points · 21,320 comments · text post
- (Orange)Red Alert: The Senate is about to vote on whether to restore Net Neutralityu/arabscarab · May 9, 2018 · 108,129 points · 6,321 comments · text post
- An update on the recent issues surrounding a Reddit employeeu/spez · Mar 24, 2021 · text post
- Now you can make posts with multiple images.u/LanterneRougeOG · Jul 15, 2020 · gallery
- Suspected Campaign from Russia on Redditu/worstnerd · Dec 6, 2019 · 76,211 points · 3 comments · link
- We had a security incident. Here's what you need to know.u/KeyserSosa · Aug 1, 2018 · 72,805 points · 7,910 comments · text post
- Introducing Reddit Polls, An All-New Post Typeu/LanterneRougeOG · Mar 24, 2020 · 66,667 points · 3,984 comments · text post
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 277 posts and 1,081,422 comments in total, about 3,904.1 comments per post.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/announcements 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/announcements have?
r/announcements has 302,607,006 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #1 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,642 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/announcements?
r/announcements was created on Jun 17, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/announcements?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 277 posts and 1,081,422 comments.
What is r/announcements about?
The community describes itself as: “Official announcements from Reddit, Inc.”
Is r/announcements safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/announcements as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/announcements?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/announcements accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/announcements?
Communities with similar topics include r/travel (14.5M), r/funny (67.6M), r/AskReddit (60M), r/worldnews (47.7M) and r/gaming (47.4M).
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/announcements.