r/Genealogy is a subreddit with 207k members. The community frequently discusses help, records, genealogy, ancestry, and family, and they frequently recommend/review dna test, websites, and software/website, and the most common flair used is research assistance, studies and stories, methodology, resource, and tools and tech.
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Popular Topics in r/Genealogy
#1
Help
115 posts
#2
Records
64 posts
#3
Genealogy
58 posts
#4
Ancestry
55 posts
#5
Family
31 posts
#6
Dna
29 posts
#7
Looking For A
26 posts
#8
Struggling
19 posts
#9
Brick Wall
18 posts
#10
Research
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/Genealogy
Dna Test
77 reviews
#1
Ancestry
4.3★ from 44 reviews
#2
23andMe
3.4★ from 10 reviews
#3
FamilyTreeDNA
4.1★ from 9 reviews
Websites
2 reviews
#1
23andMe
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
FamilySearch
4.0★ from 1 review
Software/website
2 reviews
#1
Creately
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Genopro
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Genealogy
#1
Research Assistance
: "UPDATE: Help with verifying who owned my ancestors?"
63 posts
#2
Studies and Stories
: "Annoyances on the Familysearch tree"
37 posts
#3
Methodology
: "PSA: Community Trees like FamilySearch and Wikitree are NOT reliable or safe for your main tree"
34 posts
#4
Resource
: "Well that was unexpected: Spotify and Kanye West helped me know more about my uncle."
20 posts
#5
Tools and Tech
: "Am I crazy, or is Ancestry playing games?"
13 posts
#6
DNA Testing
: "DNA results show bio mom as full-sibling, why?"
9 posts
#7
Genetic Genealogy
: "Any of y’all got double cousins?"
7 posts
#8
Record Lookup
: "Has anyone noticed their family’s lineage just stops in the mid 1800s? I’ve talked to several people that have the same problem"
6 posts
#9
Transcription
: "Thank you to the person who went to the overgrown almost forgotten graveyard, and recorded the names."
4 posts
#10
News & Announcements
: "PSA: FamilySearch does not send you email notifications when you are messaged by other users"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Genealogy
Yearly
+31k members(17.9%)
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Last updated: August 9, 2026