About r/blog
It sits just behind r/history (#45) and ahead of r/philosophy (#47) in our ranking.
What sets r/blog apart
Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 1,925.8 comments per post, roughly 118.7× the typical big subreddit (16.2).
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/blog, from 2014 to 2021, ranked by Reddit.
- We need your voice as we continue the fight for net neutralityu/kn0thing · Jul 12, 2017 · 189,320 points · 9,288 comments · text post
- Reddit in 2020u/reddit_irl · Dec 8, 2020 · video
- Reddit Recap 2021u/reddit_irl · Dec 8, 2021 · 167,623 points · 8,763 comments · video
- An Open Letter to the Reddit Communityu/kn0thing · Jan 30, 2017 · 113,609 points · 32,159 comments · text post
- An update on the fight for the free and open internetu/spez · Nov 27, 2017 · 91,387 points · 7,624 comments · text post
- Sorry we crashed your SuperbOwl partyu/reddit_irl · Feb 8, 2021 · video
- The battle for the internet is now. Join us for the Internet Slowdown and tell Congress to support an open and neutral Internetu/pinwale · Sep 10, 2014 · 5,867 points · 2,424 comments · link
- reddit is filing an FCC comment to fight for an Open Internet. We want your voice in it as well.u/pinwale · Jul 14, 2014 · 6,048 points · 1,387 comments · link
- An Analysis of Net Neutrality Activism on Redditu/arabscarab · Dec 12, 2017 · 42,333 points · 3,568 comments · link
- Tomorrow, Congress Votes on Net Neutrality on the House Floor! Hear Directly from Members of Congress at 8pm ET TODAY on Reddit, and Learn What You Can Do to Save Net Neutrality!u/LastBluejay · Apr 8, 2019 · 37,720 points · 2,194 comments · link
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 513 posts and 987,935 comments in total, about 1,925.8 comments per post.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/blog 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/blog have?
r/blog has 18,750,120 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #46 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking.
How active is r/blog?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 513 posts and 987,935 comments.
Is r/blog safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/blog as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/blog?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/blog accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and polls enabled. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/blog?
Communities with similar topics include r/history (18.8M), r/philosophy (18.6M), r/WritingPrompts (18.9M), r/wholesomememes (18.3M) and r/tifu (19M).
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/blog.