About r/AMA
In its own words:
Have anything interesting or unique to share about yourself? Let people ask you anything.
The community was created on Aug 10, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 3,646 subscribers (+0.19%).
What sets r/AMA apart
r/AMA is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 98% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 34% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 39.8 new posts a day per million members, more than 90% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.86% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 96% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 3.3× as many posts as the quietest (06:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/AMA grew from 1,869,199 to 1,885,284 subscribers (+16.1K, +0.86%). That is about 366 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/AMA talks about
Across 123 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “ask”, “high”, “married”, “left” and “ago”. Other frequent themes are security, largest, school, india, living and family. By format, 98% are text posts and 2% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/AMA gets about 75 new posts a day. The public archive holds 658,098 posts and 13,727,506 comments in total, about 20.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (103 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (59). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.
Rules of r/AMA
The moderators of r/AMA list 8 rules. In short:
- Harassment/Hate/Bigotry not allowed
- Posts must be AMAs
- AMA commenters must ask questions
- AMA posters must answer questions in their threads
- Post Quality
- NSFW content is prohibited unless prior approval is obtained
- Long and Controversial Opinions
- No fake stories
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/AMA 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/AMA have?
r/AMA has 1,885,284 subscribers, which makes it the #589 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 16,085 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/AMA created?
r/AMA was created on Aug 10, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Sep 2, 2009.
Is r/AMA still active?
Yes. r/AMA gets about 75 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 658,098 posts and 13,727,506 comments. In a sample of 123 recent posts we counted 113 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/AMA?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 06:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/AMA?
The community describes itself as: “Have anything interesting or unique to share about yourself? Let people ask you anything.” Recent post titles often mention ask, high, married, left and ago. Most posts are text posts (98%).
Is r/AMA SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/AMA as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/AMA?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/AMA accepts text posts only. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Harassment/Hate/Bigotry not allowed”; “Posts must be AMAs”; “AMA commenters must ask questions”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/AMA?
Communities with similar topics include r/AskReddit (60M), r/interesting (2.2M), r/howto (3.5M), r/Advice (3.2M) and r/rareinsults (3.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 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/AMA.