r/Genealogy is a subreddit with 205k 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, tools and tech, and resource.
A subreddit about all things genealogy... provided it's not about living people. Read the rules and FAQ in our Wiki!
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
: "A 1925 clerk's handwriting will decide if my family becomes Mexican citizens — can someone with FamilySearch center access read one word for me?"
58 posts
#2
Studies and Stories
: "My mom never knew her father, and my family never spoke about him. Ancestry revealed why."
37 posts
#3
Methodology
: "If you're going to take the time to collect your research into a book to help others, for Pete's sake, take the time to compile an index."
35 posts
#4
Tools and Tech
: "After 2 days of working with 23andMe's tree I apologize for ever complaining about Ancestry's Thrulines"
20 posts
#5
Resource
: "Donated Civil War Pension Files to Library!"
14 posts
#6
Genetic Genealogy
: "DNA Reveals the Identity of a Teenager Who Died in the Revolutionary War, Cracking a Nearly 250-Year-Old Cold Case"
10 posts
#7
DNA Testing
: "My DNA test uncovered a decades-old affair, but the one person who might have answers never replied. What would you do?"
6 posts
#8
Transcription
: "An alternative way of saving my research ?"
4 posts
#9
Record Lookup
: "What can we do to lobby archives to put their records online?"
4 posts
#10
Community Festivus
: "I solved a multi-generational mystery! Yay me!"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/Genealogy
Yearly
+32k members(18.4%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026