About r/investing
In its own words:
Rules 1. No low effort posts. Share investment ideas and insights or ask thoughtful investing discussion questions. We are not a politics or general corporate news forum. We generally expect that your topic incites responses relating to investing. Any post that contains large amounts of Gen AI text is considered low-effort. 2. Do not make posts looking for advice about your personal situation. If your question likely has a "right answer", a beginner topic, you simply need help finding general investing information, or if it's asking for general input on what to do with your investments then post in the "Daily Advice and Discussion Thread". 3. Keep discussions civil, informative and polite. Off topic comments, attacks or insults will not be tolerated. We recognize that this forum will generate differences of opinion, or misunderstandings of facts, and therefore arguments are expected. However, personal attacks, insults, trolling, or accounts dedicated to getting under the skin of others is not allowed, and will be banned. 4. Strictly no (self-)promotion or solicitation threads. Violating this rule results in an automatic permanent ban. Do not post your youtube, twitter, discord, app, tool, blog, referral code, event, survey, etc. We generally expect that people who come here are not using the forum to build a brand, generate clicks, or shill. Posts that are strictly self-interested or intended to "build awareness" are not acceptable. 5 General corporate news and political posts must follow these guidelines. Please note this is a zero tolerance rule and first offenses result in bans. 6. Effort: Posts must meet standards of effort. Do not post just an article, highlight the parts of the article you find relevant or offer some commentary surrounding the article. Additionally do not just make a self post to offer some simple thoughts. "now is the time to buy", "here's my thoughts", etc. belong as comments to existing posts. Making your own post devoid of in depth examination will likely result in it being removed. There is a 250 character requirement for posts. 7. Original Sourcing: articles posted must be from the original source on a best efforts basis. This means if CNBC is reporting on something WSJ reported on we expect you to post the original article. If anyone is writing an article based on a Bank/investment group news release/white paper post the actual paper and not journalism surrounding it. Provide the link to the source article or paper. This rule will be more strictly enforced based on how clickbaity an article is. 8. Good faith discussions and comments only. Responding to questions in bad faith, brigading, spreading misleading and false information, stock promotions from dedicated accounts are not permitted. Bans will be issued without warning. Additional guidelines can be found at investing/wiki/index/rules. Reddit's Investing Discord * https://discord.com/invite/investors Frequently Asked Questions * /r/Investing FAQ] (https://www.reddit.com/r/investing/wiki/index) * How do I get started in the Stock Market? * WSJ guide on how to pick a financial planner * Why we recommend Vanguard * Compare brokers (US mostly) * Should I invest a lump-sum, or wait? It's about time in the market, not market timing & Vanguard's thoughts on lump-sum investing * I'm new to investing, what should I do? This has been asked and answered many times in the past. Use the search function or check out this, this, this, this, this or this thread. Useful Online Resources * A guide to stock research! - A hedge fund analyst explains his stock research process. Full of excellent links to videos, articles, and books. MUST READ! * Our favorite websites * And podcasts Learning * Investopedia Recommended Reading * A huge list of the best books on investing * Our favorite books * Our favorite whitepapers & blogs * Warren Buffett's Shareholder Letters Subreddits you may also enjoy * r/Accounting * r/Algotrading * r/EconMonitor * r/Finance * r/Options * r/RealEstateInvesting * r/SecurityAnalysis * r/StockMarket * r/Stocks Disclaimer * FULL DISCLAIMER * Reddit, r/investing and its moderators assume no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or objectivity of the information presented on r/investing. r/investing does not endorse any recommendation or opinion made by any member, nor do any users or moderators of r/investing advocate the purchase or sale of any security or investment. You are responsible for your own investment decisions. Please consult with a registered investment advisor before making any investment decision.
The community was created on Mar 15, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 4,155 subscribers (+0.12%). Among the 10 communities on our investing list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/investing apart
Compared with other large communities, r/investing leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.59% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 96% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 14.0× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/investing went up from 3,461,558 to 3,481,847 subscribers (+20.3K, +0.59%). That is about 507 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/investing talks about
Looking at the titles of 138 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “market”, “stocks”, “general”, “stock” and “daily”. Other frequent themes are discussion, advice, october, anthropic, strategy and ira. Recurring phrases include “daily general”, “general discussion”, “stock market” and “emergency fund”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/investing gets about 21 new posts a day. The public archive holds 450,448 posts and 7,095,267 comments in total, about 15.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (29 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (10). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/investing
The moderators of r/investing list 8 rules. In short:
- No low effort posts
- Do not make posts looking for personal finance advice.
- Keep discussions civil, informative and polite.
- Strictly no (self-)promotion or solicitation
- General corporate news and political posts guidelines
- Effort: Posts must meet standards of effort
- Original Sourcing: articles posted must be from the orignal source on a best efforts basis
- Good faith discussions and comments only
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/investing 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/investing have?
r/investing has 3,481,847 subscribers, which makes it the #292 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 20,289 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/investing?
r/investing was created on Mar 15, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
How active is r/investing?
Very active: r/investing gets about 21 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 450,448 posts and 7,095,267 comments. In a sample of 138 recent posts we counted 111 different authors.
When is r/investing most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/investing about?
The community describes itself as: “Rules 1. No low effort posts. Share investment ideas and insights or ask thoughtful investing discussion questions. We are not a politics or general corporate news forum. We generally expect that your topic incites resp…” Recent post titles often mention market, stocks, general, stock and daily. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/investing safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/investing as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/investing?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/investing accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No low effort posts”; “Do not make posts looking for personal finance advice.”; “Keep discussions civil, informative and polite.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/investing?
Communities with similar topics include r/stocks (9.4M), r/loseit (4.2M), r/realestateinvesting (2M), r/politics (9.3M) 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 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/investing.