r/AskUK

Ask the United Kingdom

Founded November 2011 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Oct 13

The #1 subreddit for Brits and non-Brits to ask questions about life and culture in the United Kingdom. We invite users to post interesting questions about the UK that create informative, good to read, insightful, helpful, or light-hearted discussions.

Members

2,447,169

2.4M

Online now

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not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

82.3

from the last 100 posts, spanning 28.9h

Comments per post

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no sample yet

Growth · 7d

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not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

+0.7%

+18K members · ≈34d

Promo tolerance

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not assessed yet

Last post

Oct 13

sampled Oct 13

Distinct posters

100%

of the last 100 posts

Tracking since Sep 9 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

Member growth

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r/AskUK — frequently asked

How many members does r/AskUK have?

r/AskUK has 2,447,169 members as of our most recent crawl on Oct 13. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/AskUK growing?

Over the last ≈34 days r/AskUK changed by +0.7% — a gain of 18K members. We compare against the nearest snapshot we actually hold and state the real span rather than rounding it to a clean "30 days".

How active is r/AskUK?

Around 82.3 posts per day, measured from the newest 100 posts on Reddit, which span 28.9h. Posting rate matters more than subscriber count when you're deciding where to spend your time — it determines how long your comment stays visible.

When was r/AskUK created?

r/AskUK was founded in November 2011 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Who posts in r/AskUK?

Of the last 100 posts we sampled, 100% came from distinct accounts; the newest was published Oct 13. A low share means a feed dominated by a handful of accounts (bots, mods, or one prolific poster) rather than a community.

Can I promote my product in r/AskUK?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/AskUK yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/AskUK for mentions?

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Can my AI agent read r/AskUK's stats?

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r/AskUK Subreddit Stats — 2.45M members, 82.3 posts/day