r/AlternateHistory is a subreddit with 269k members. The community frequently discusses alternate history, what if, world war, cold war, and europe, and the most common flair used is post 2000s, 1900s, pre-1700s, 1700-1900s, and pop culture.
The original alternate history subreddit
Popular Topics in r/AlternateHistory
#1
Alternate History
132 posts
#2
What If
74 posts
#3
World War
15 posts
#4
Cold War
12 posts
#5
Europe
12 posts
#6
America
11 posts
#7
World
9 posts
#8
Axis Victory
7 posts
#9
Maps
7 posts
#10
World War Ii
6 posts
Flair Used in r/AlternateHistory
#1
Post 2000s
: "What if the Korean War resumed in 2010?"
59 posts
#2
1900s
: "What if the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact was respected? The German–Soviet Cold War, 1939–1949"
56 posts
#3
Pre-1700s
: "The united Roman Empire in AD 1125, six hundred years after Justinian's diplomatic unification of the Roman Empire"
25 posts
#4
1700-1900s
: "What if Napoleon III suicide bombed Bismarck?"
18 posts
#5
Pop culture
: ""I just wanted to be your neighbor...""
17 posts
#6
Media Discussion
: "Eh....."
5 posts
#7
Althist Help
: "I am currently working on an alternate history scenario in which France becomes the dominant European power during the 19th century. Any suggestions on how that could realistically happen?"
4 posts
#8
ASB Sundays
: "What if the Falklands teleported to Britain during the war"
2 posts
#9
1800s
: "The First Akhand Pact (1848-1954). "The Great Indian Terror" (part 1)"
2 posts
#10
1880
: "Sitting Bull meets Geronimo"
1 post
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Last updated: September 11, 2026