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r/whatisthis

› Welcome to r/whatisthis, a subreddit for identifying objects of unknown make, type, or origin. If you have something and you don't know what it is, submit it here to find out.

// MEMBERS
249,144
› subscribers
// POSTS_INDEXED
2,100
› analyzed records
// COMMUNITY_AGE
17y
› since 2009-02-26
// STATUS
[ok] active
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// Recent posts in r/whatisthis

[ latest we indexed · by upvotes ]
  1. 01 My Dad Died When I Was Six. What Hat is My Dad Wearing? ↑ 35 · 2026-11-07
  2. 02 Found hidden in basement, no smell but it’s extremely suspicious. ↑ 19 · 2026-11-07
  3. 03 My mum has got 20 of these from Temu but now can't remember what they're for ↑ 10 · 2026-11-06
  4. 04 What is this wooden thing? ↑ 4 · 2026-11-06
  5. 05 What kind of rodent is this ? ↑ 4 · 2026-11-07
// RELATED_COMMUNITIES [ 12 communities · hobbies & collecting ]
// FAQ [ 3 entries ]
01 › What is r/whatisthis about? [ expand ↓ ]
r/whatisthis is a Reddit community with 249,144 members. Welcome to r/whatisthis, a subreddit for identifying objects of unknown make, type, or origin. If you have something and you don't know what it is, submit it here to find out.
02 › How active is r/whatisthis? [ expand ↓ ]
r/whatisthis has 249,144 subscribers and 2,100 posts in our index. It was created on 2009-02-26, 17 years ago.
03 › Which subreddits are similar to r/whatisthis? [ expand ↓ ]
Other Hobbies & Collecting communities of a similar size include r/youtooz (257,103 members), r/guineapigs (255,356 members), r/miata (254,414 members), r/SewingForBeginners (251,634 members). Each is listed with its own subscriber and post counts in the related communities section above.