About r/italy
In its own words:
Reddit Italy - Italia Welcome everyone! This is a place to post and discuss anything related to Italy. We also speak English!
Community guide
r/italy (#922, about 1.2 million) is Reddit’s Italy hub—posts about the country in Italian or English—with strong norms against tourist spam, meme dumps, and unverified news.
What belongs
Italy-related discussion and news (about 34 posts/day). Rules (Italian-titled) cover civility, personal matters, self-promo/spam, low-discussion memes, throwaway photos, fake news, propaganda, privacy, piracy/paywall copies, duplicates, megathread topics, and tourist requests that belong elsewhere.
Versus travel Italy forums
Tourist Q&A often belongs in travel megathreads or dedicated travel subs. r/italy is country discussion with Caffè Italia-style daily culture, not a trip-planning desk.
Practical pointers
Use megathreads for recurring tourist asks; verify news before posting.
The community was created on Jul 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 581 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/IndoorGarden (#922) and ahead of r/InteriorDesign (#924) in our ranking.
What sets r/italy apart
It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 32.0 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.0.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/italy climbed from 1,151,375 to 1,156,002 subscribers (+4.6K, +0.40%). That is about 91 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/italy this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- After 73 years, 2 months, and 9 days since Alberto Ascari, Italy finally has an F1 World Champion again. Well done, Andrea Kimi Antonelli!u/Affectionate_You_225 · Nov 1 · image
- Ridatemi le mie passioni, stronzi.u/mewster92 · Nov 2 · text post
- Ode ai cimiteri d'Italiau/Socmel_ · Nov 2 · gallery
- Midterm 2026, Camera e Senato ai Dem: hanno controllo Congresso.u/YourPurpleGal · Nov 4 · link
- Il servizio pubblico più importante d'Italia è un parente libero il martedì alle 10:30u/Outtake_87 · Nov 5 · text post
- Dataroom Milena Gabanelli - Tassa sui super ricchiu/Zemiriel · Nov 3 · video
- Da alleato a rinnegato, il centrodestra si smarca: “Mai stati trumpiani”u/Socmel_ · Nov 5 · link
- Aiuto: i miei genitori si sono bevuti tutta la propaganda russau/Extreme-Birthday-647 · Nov 5 · text post
- In cella da innocente per 465 giorni, lo Stato gli deve un risarcimento di 109 mila euro ma c'è un errore nel nome e si blocca tutto, aspetta i soldi per 10 anni vivendo da senzatettou/sr_local · Nov 5 · link
- Tinto Brass, è morto a 93 anni il maestro del cinema eroticou/Socmel_ · Nov 4 · link
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/italy, from 2017 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- me_irlu/nerdvana89 · Apr 1, 2018 · 11,866 points · 306 comments · link
- In solidarietà con gli americani e contro l'abolizione della net neutralityNov 22, 2017 · 9,416 points · 194 comments · link
- Do you guys approve this homemade pizza from sweden?u/fladdermask · Mar 20, 2021 · image
- Mi avete rotto il cazzo con i vostri suggerimenti così ho deciso di accontentarvi, godetevi questo abortou/freak-000 · Sep 2, 2020 · image
- "Soldati distribuiscono cibo alla popolazione durante l'epidemia di coronavirus a Vicenza"u/Th3r4c3r · Mar 10, 2020 · 6,070 points · 196 comments · image
- Casual Friday - the chonk editionu/Boccololapideo · Jul 29, 2022 · 6,251 points · 1,742 comments · image
- Il vero vincitoreMar 5, 2018 · 5,128 points · 130 comments · image
- Putin lancia la guerra all’Ucraina Esplosioni a Kiev, Odessa, Kharkivu/SMN08 · Feb 24, 2022 · 5,482 points · 2,398 comments · link
- Buongiorno ! Here is a map of Italy (and neighbours countries) in the style of Super Pario World. Hope you guys like it !u/Sir_Lazz · Apr 12, 2020 · 4,326 points · 153 comments · image
- Ho ricreato la mappa dell'Italia su Minecraft, in scala 1:250 usando immagini satellitari, che ne pensate?u/FrankCesco · May 13, 2020 · image
What r/italy talks about
We read the titles of 216 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “che”, “non”, “del”, “anni” and “italia”. Other frequent themes are una, sono, come, più, gli and contro. Recurring phrases include “caffè italia”, “tassa sui”, “altri paesi” and “sto cercando”. By format, 51% are text posts, 30% are links and 10% are images.
Popular post flairs: Discussione (45), Notizie (29), Economia & Politica (19), Caffè Italia (8), Contenuto originale (7), Questioni personali (6).
Activity and best time to post
r/italy gets about 34 new posts a day. The public archive holds 327,989 posts and 10,487,019 comments in total, about 32.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (39 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (21). Posting peaks around 11:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/italy
The moderators of r/italy list 15 rules. In short:
- Non civile / inadatto al sub
- Questioni personali
- Autopromozione, spam, sondaggi, referral, raccolte fondi
- Non offre spunti di discussione / Meme
- Temi che richiedono introduzione
- Foto e Grafici "Lancia e dimentica"
- Titolo da cambiare
- Possibile fake news / Da verificare
- Propaganda
- Rispetto della privacy / Gogna mediatica
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/italy 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 big is r/italy?
r/italy has 1,156,002 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #923 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,627 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/italy?
r/italy was created on Jul 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
How active is r/italy?
Very active: r/italy gets about 34 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 327,989 posts and 10,487,019 comments. In a sample of 216 recent posts we counted 156 different authors.
When is r/italy most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 11:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/italy about?
The community describes itself as: “Reddit Italy - Italia Welcome everyone! This is a place to post and discuss anything related to Italy. We also speak English!” Recent post titles often mention che, non, del, anni and italia. Most posts are text posts (51%).
Is r/italy safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/italy as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/italy?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/italy accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Non civile / inadatto al sub”; “Questioni personali”; “Autopromozione, spam, sondaggi, referral, raccolte fondi”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 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/italy.