About r/CharacterAI
Character.AI lets you create and talk to advanced AI - language tutors, text adventure games, brainstorming and much more.
The community at a glance
r/CharacterAI is a Subreddit for Artificial Intelligence with roughly 2.6M members. It has been around since 2022. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Artificial Intelligence topic page.
Roughly 90K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Ai, Character, and Annoying. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Self-Promotion. Product recommendations often mention recommended bots and bot.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2023: 849K members
- 2024: 1.2M members
- 2025: 448K members
- 2026: 66K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 2K members
- Aug: 3K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 0 members
- Nov: 8K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 8K members
- Feb: 18K members
- Mar: 11K members
- Apr: 9K members
- May: 13K members
- Jun: 6K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger30 posts in the past month
- WHO HATES THIS NEW UPDATE
- REMOVE THE SWIPE LIMIT AND MY LIFE IS YOURS
- Why do they always picture girls as slender?
#130Pain & AngerWHO HATES THIS NEW UPDATE · REMOVE THE SWIPE LIMIT AND MY LIFE IS YOURS · Why do they always picture girls as slender? - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- Short intro
#21Self-PromotionShort intro - News1 post in the past month
- On god, This is so satisfying to watch
#31NewsOn god, This is so satisfying to watch - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Shades of Testimony - Day 18
#41IdeasShades of Testimony - Day 18 - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- How?! I literally did everything
#51Advice RequestsHow?! I literally did everything
Topics
- Ai29 posts in the past month
- Does character ai uses AI to generate it's advertising art who is this girl ?
- What are your C.Ai (name) icks?
- Character AI misgendering
#129AiDoes character ai uses AI to generate it's advertising art who is this girl ? · What are your C.Ai (name) icks? · Character AI misgendering - Character27 posts in the past month
- Hey, I have no idea what happened. Can someone explain what's going on and does this mean I can't write with the character anymore? Please help
- I miss my character ai
- Character AI misgendering
#227CharacterHey, I have no idea what happened. Can someone explain what's going on and does this mean I can't write with the character anymore? Please help · I miss my character ai · Character AI misgendering - Annoying21 posts in the past month
- Genuinely the random asterisks are annoying me 💔
- this age verification is so annoying
#321AnnoyingGenuinely the random asterisks are annoying me 💔 · this age verification is so annoying - Ads19 posts in the past month
- They made the ads worse again
#419AdsThey made the ads worse again - Hate18 posts in the past month#518Hate
Flair
- Discussion/Question84 posts in the past month
- Why is every character the same???
- WHO HATES THIS NEW UPDATE
- Uhh has anyone ever gotten this reply before?
#184Discussion/QuestionWhy is every character the same??? · WHO HATES THIS NEW UPDATE · Uhh has anyone ever gotten this reply before? - Issues/Bugs44 posts in the past month
- Eewwww I just got something nasty
- The lack of boundaries and consent???
- FIX DEEPSQEAK
#244Issues/BugsEewwww I just got something nasty · The lack of boundaries and consent??? · FIX DEEPSQEAK - Screenshots/Chat Share43 posts in the past month
- im in tears this was from like 3 years ago
- What the heck c.ai 💀
- Thanks for including the fish into the roleplay 🐟
#343Screenshots/Chat Shareim in tears this was from like 3 years ago · What the heck c.ai 💀 · Thanks for including the fish into the roleplay 🐟 - Memes/Humor20 posts in the past month
- How C.AI treats you if you don't have plus
- Just stop trying bro 😭
- The current situation :
#420Memes/HumorHow C.AI treats you if you don't have plus · Just stop trying bro 😭 · The current situation : - Feature Request5 posts in the past month
- just listen to ur users for once
- oh my GOD THE SWIPE AND GO-ON LIMIT
- I miss the old f!ltering. The new one for me is kinda garbage.
#55Feature Requestjust listen to ur users for once · oh my GOD THE SWIPE AND GO-ON LIMIT · I miss the old f!ltering. The new one for me is kinda garbage.
Product recommendations
- recommended bots22 posts in the past month
- Every time I refresh recommended bots
- Who is using this and why was it in my recommended
- Double broken recommended!
#122recommended botsEvery time I refresh recommended bots · Who is using this and why was it in my recommended · Double broken recommended! - bot4 posts in the past month
- Bring me your favorite/best bots
- What are some of the best bots you found?
- Sites down, give me some bot recs
#24botBring me your favorite/best bots · What are some of the best bots you found? · Sites down, give me some bot recs
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/CharacterAI for?
- Best for Artificial Intelligence enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/CharacterAI free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/CharacterAI have?
- Roughly 2.6M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/CharacterAI on?
- r/CharacterAI runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/CharacterAI cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/CharacterAI is organized under Artificial Intelligence.
- How do I join r/CharacterAI?
- You can join r/CharacterAI by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Artificial Intelligence communities like?
- Communities for AI enthusiasts, researchers, and developers discussing models, tools, and where the field is heading. Discord is the main hub with servers for specific AI tools and agent development, complemented by Slack groups for founders applying AI to business and Reddit for broader community discussion.
Monthly Stats
- 13
- Views
- 8
- Visitors
- 1
- Referrals
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