r/AlternateHistory is a subreddit with 267k members. The community frequently discusses alternate history, what if, world war, cold war, and europe, and the most common flair used is 1900s, post 2000s, 1700-1900s, asb sundays, and pre-1700s.
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
1900s
: "The romanian-soviet war (reupload)"
82 posts
#2
Post 2000s
: "The Checkpoint - Illustration from my US / Canada Alternate History Scenario"
48 posts
#3
1700-1900s
: "Los Hijos, El Padre, y El Abuelo: What if Mexico was larger and had colonies? (Wikipedia Style)"
21 posts
#4
ASB Sundays
: "The time traveller actually did it.."
13 posts
#5
Pre-1700s
: "The map about "what if Finnish people stayed in East Asia, then immigrated southwards into Korean Peninsula instead of moving west? ""
10 posts
#6
Pop culture
: "Screenshot from my front page of Blockbuster Video"
9 posts
#7
Media Discussion
: "What if Great Britain (the UK) had one unified football team for tournaments like the World Cup and the Euros?"
8 posts
#8
Althist Help
: "Central European Defense Treaty Organization Logo"
4 posts
#9
1800s
: "The Dragon of the Azure Hills"
2 posts
#10
1500-2026
: "What if the Low Countries were relocated to the Baltics? 🇳🇱🇱🇺🇫🇷➡️🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪"
1 post
Member Growth in r/AlternateHistory
Yearly
+31k members(13.3%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026