Reddit Recap 2023: What have been the most popular subreddits and posts in the UK on the platform this year?

Reddit has become a prevailing entity in the world of online communities and seems to be growing from strength to strength as more people eschew other social media platforms to get back to a time when bulletin-board-style communities rife with discussion, debate and discourse were the only means, apart from email, to communicate with the rest of the world. A simpler time, some might say.

Reddit has just released its “Reddit Recap 2023,” which is a curated collection of the year's most dynamic discussions, heartwarming moments, and uproarious blunders shared across the platform. Whether it's cheering on a soccer team from 30,000 feet, seeking unfiltered judgments, indulging in John Oliver fandom, or dissecting the magic of a blockbuster movie, Reddit stood as the beating heart of the internet in 2023.

The Reddit experience in the UK was a prolific one throughout the year; Eurovision took centre stage in r/eurovision, and the UK shone brightly with a star-studded lineup of over 20 AMAs, featuring a notable appearance by Sam Ryder. The King's Coronation brought royal drama, gifting Reddit with double bank holiday excitement and a summer cameo from the King himself.

The Lionesses roared through the Women’s Football World Cup “Down Under,” offering an exhilarating journey to a nail-biting final against Spain. Amid the twists and turns of 2023, one constant love prevailed—the Reddit UK pastime of Greggs worship, now immortalized in the birth of r/GreggsAppreciation.

But, as the results show below, we do love to see if someone else has acted accordingly and not the “a**hole” of the subreddit name; perhaps r/amIthea**hole is providing UK Redditors with some form of moral compass? Or perhaps we just enjoy judging other people online? Who’s to say? 

Reddit Recap 2023: Full list of the UK’s most popular places and moments on Reddit

Most-viewed communities in the UK

1. r/amithea**hole

2. r/soccer

3. r/casualuk

4. r/askreddit

5. r/askuk

6. r/unitedkingdom

7. r/LegalAdviceUK

8. r/bestofredditorupdates 

9. r/UKPersonalFinance 

10. r/worldnews

Most-engaged communities in the UK

1. r/amithea**hole

2. r/askreddit 

3. r/soccer

4. r/casualuk 

5. r/askuk

6. r/unitedkingdom 

7. r/facepalm

8. r/worldnews

9. r/ukpolitics

10. r/damnthatsinteresting

British born communities 

1. r/casualuk

2. r/askuk

3. r/unitedkingdom

4. r/LegalAdviceUK

5. r/UKPersonalFinance 

6. r/london

7. r/ukpolitics

8. r/JuniorDoctorsUK

9. r/cartalkuk

10. r/ukdrill

Popular posts in the United Kingdom

1. r/CasualUK: Order is being restored to the universe. (37,080 upvotes)

2. r/mildlyinteresting: Two, random, yet almost identical, boomers (33,220 upvotes)

3. r/CasualUK: Note to self; Next time you buy some fertiliser pellets for the garden, don’t buy hydrogen peroxide (for my fish tank) in the same week. We all had a giggle in the end. (18,140 upvotes)

4. r/SpottedonRightmove: Victorian house includes image of very first owners (15,020 upvotes)

5. r/unitedkingdom: I need serious help fellow country men, my friend from America sent me this and told me that he finally tried fish & chips (12,600 upvotes)

6. r/Scotland: Spotted in Stirling (11,320 upvotes)

7. r/glasgow: The way Snoop Dogg was greeted at Glasgow Airport (10,340 upvotes)

8. r/GreatBritishMemes: Asked AI to create the happiest Britishman ever. It did not disappoint (22,540 upvotes)

9. r/england: Can we end this debate now? (13,120 upvotes)

10. r/london: To the bloke who saw me on a Tinder date in the Hoop & Toy pub in South Ken on 28th of Feb 2018... (7,540 upvotes)

Popular AMAs in the United Kingdom:

1. r/eurovision: Hey Reddit! Sam Ryder here checking in. Come and join me at 7pm GMT on Friday 12th at r/Eurovision for my first ever AMA! Love ya! X (4,480 upvotes)

2. r/taskmaster: Hello, I’m little Alex Horne and I am the Taskmaster’s assistant. Please feel free to AMA. (3,220 upvotes)

3. r/rugbyunion: I’m Owen Farrell. AMA! (2,160 upvotes)