/r/nostalgia/

r/nostalgia

1.6M members
r/nostalgia is a subreddit with 1.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are ideas and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses nostalgia, memories, childhood, looking for a, and music, and they frequently recommend/review video game controller and dog toys.
Nostalgia is often triggered by something reminding you of a happier time. Whether it's an old commercial or a book from your past, it belongs in /r/nostalgia. Here we can take pleasure in reminiscing about the good ol' days... times we shared with loved ones, both humorous and sad. So grab your Pogs, Surge cans and Thriller cassettes, and we'll see you in /r/nostalgia!

Popular Themes in r/nostalgia

#1
Ideas
: "The iPod is a device I wish Apple would bring back. If so, I would change nothing (except for adding storage capacity and Bluetooth Support), just make it new."
2 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "We struggled back in the days but we got by just fine. We’d use regular white sandwich bread on just about anything. Hot dog, hamburger, garlic bread, cinnamon, butter and sugar toast, and poor man’s cheese pizza and of course tomato and mayo sandwiches were the best ever."
1 post
#3
Advice Requests
: "Looking for toy franchise the saddled beast is from. Would be 1984ish."
1 post
#4
News
: "BREAKING: Anthony Head, the beloved actor who played Rupert Giles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Rupert Mannion on Ted Lasso, has died at 72"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/nostalgia

#1

Nostalgia

: "Video Store Nostalgia!"
130 posts
#2

Memories

: "Drop some of your favorite Memories from the past"
61 posts
#3

Childhood

: "Styrofoam fighter planes"
52 posts
#4

Looking For A

39 posts
#5

Music

: "Metamorphosis - Hilary Duff (2003)"
31 posts
#6

Tv

: "Nickelodeon Tv schedule from 30 years ago"
31 posts
#7

Movies

: "Dogma. One of the best pieces of work about religion ever produced."
27 posts
#8

Technology

: "Found my old Game Boy. Hits as hard as ever."
23 posts
#9

2000s

: "Nobody: Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon every single commercial break in the 2000s and early 2010s."
23 posts
#10

90s

: "Orbitz from the 90s!"
22 posts

Products Discussed in r/nostalgia

#1
Xbox
4.0 from 1 review
#2
Nintendo
5.0 from 1 review

Dog Toys

1 review
#1
Z Bots
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/nostalgia

#1
Nostalgia
: "Heads Up 7up"
182 posts
#2
Nostalgia Discussion
: "Dogma. One of the best pieces of work about religion ever produced."
14 posts
#3
Help me remember
: "Drop some of your favorite memories from the past"
3 posts

Member Growth in r/nostalgia

Yearly
+147k members(10.1%)

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Last updated: June 16, 2026