What was the name of the first subreddit created on Reddit?

The first subreddit created on Reddit was /r/reddit.com. It served as the site’s original general-purpose community before Reddit developed the large network of topic-focused subreddits known today.

Reddit launched in 2005 with a single shared space for submitted links. In the platform’s early structure, that community was identified as “reddit.com,” using the naming format that later became standard for subreddits. Other early communities, including programming and NSFW, appeared afterward as Reddit’s content became more specialized.

The name can cause confusion because people often shorten it to “/r/reddit.” That shorthand may be understandable in casual conversation, but the historically specific and canonical name is /r/reddit.com. It is also different from /r/all, which is a sitewide feed that collects popular posts from many communities rather than being the first subreddit itself.

Reddit gradually expanded from that original shared space into thousands of user-created communities. In the early years, only Reddit administrators could create subreddits; creation was opened to all users in 2008. The original community therefore marks an important step in Reddit’s evolution.