Happy TENTH Anniversary, r/bangtan!
A brief history of the subreddit:
The sub was created by /u/iHailz on January 11, 2014 (Reddit says 12th because of timezones). The subreddit didn’t begin to become active until /u/dorkprincess started reviving it by submitting news and discussions daily (as well as ruthlessly promoting it on other platforms). /u/dorkprincess’ first post on r/bangtan was [RM’s (Rap Monster) All Force One Full Concert](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/3mi2s2/150920_rap_monster_all_force_one_full_concert/) on Saturday, September 26, 2015.
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# Subreddit Stats
We expected the sub to slow down a bit during Chapter 2, didn’t we? [DDAENG!](https://i.imgur.com/YZKtZXX.jpg) On an average the sub receives about 1150 submissions a month! The past few years have also brought in the most new subscribers since the sub began, with sharp spikes in 2021 and 2022. The sub gained roughly 88,200 new subs in 2020, about 129,400 in 2021, about *247,000* in 2022, and roughly 106,000 new subscribers in 2023.
[Want some More](https://i.imgur.com/rvaSsGY.jpeg)? This post has a [timeline](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/xztz1s/rbangtan_has_reached_500000_subscribers/) of some of the r/bangtan subscriber milestones!
For some extra nostalgia, don’t [Snooze](https://i.imgur.com/p6Fl6bA.jpg) on checking out past subreddit themes [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/wiki/layouts/)!
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# Events
r/bangtan is proud to be home to several yearly sub-specific events, designed just [For Us](https://i.imgur.com/zreU4SU.jpg) such as:
* The r/bangtan awards: [2016](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/5u2lkf/2016_rbangtan_awards_results/), [2017](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/7tx6an/2017_rbangtan_awards_results/), [2018](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/ap7ih9/2018_rbangtan_awards_results/), [2019](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/et85sg/2019_rbangtan_awards_results/), [2020](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/l5lkus/rbangtan_awards_2020_results/), [2021](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/sur4rz/2021_rbangtan_awards_results/), [2022]( https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/10wzl0h/rbangtan_awards_2022_results_announcement/)
* [Subscriber milestone events](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/wiki/milestones/) from 10k to 613k!
* [Time capsule](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/wiki/timecapsule/) posts we use to look back on each year and see how far BTS has come – [from 2015 to 2023](https://i.imgur.com/T2x4o0u.jpg).
* The [subreddit Festa](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/wiki/subfesta/) from 2019 to 2023!
* As we’ve sent Bangtan off to the military, we posted events for each member as they enlisted: [Just One Day With Jin](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/zjmayj/rbangtan_just_one_day_with_jin_event/), [Hope On the Street](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/12an3ux/rbangtan_hope_on_the_street_event/), [Future’s Gonna Be Okay For SUGA](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/16lxzg7/rbangtan_futures_gonna_be_okay_for_suga_event/), [Namjoon’s Poem For Small Things](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/18bszb3/rbangtans_namjoons_poem_for_small_things/), [Christmas Love With Jimin](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/18cklum/rbangtans_christmas_love_with_jimin_event/), [FureVer With Taehyung](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/18dbv0x/rbangtans_furever_with_taehyung_event/), and [Waiting for JK to start their Live in 2025](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/comments/18e2skm/rbangtans_waiting_for_jk_to_start_their_live_in/)
# **Thank you!**
r/bangtan is truly a lovely place to be ARMY, mainly because all of you have made it to be such a welcoming space for new fans, ARMY that just joined the sub, old fans, and to friends or family of fans that happen to just need a little help navigating the Bangtan world.
To the thoughtful and funny people that comment, the keyboard smashers, the lurkers that upvote, contributors that have lightning fast fingers that keep all of us updated, and everyone else in between, thank you! [Please Don’t Change](https://i.imgur.com/TwT7Td7.jpg)! 💜
Let’s keep walking this flower path together to [FACE](https://i.imgur.com/CuSNwNz.jpg) the next 10 years!
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# …[This is not gonna be the last time…This is NEVER gonna be 🤨](https://youtu.be/Hxdhkg-1c6s?si=kGEGsLWP5sfPbHI5)
…that we share some guides and rules for reddit and the sub.
If you happen to be new around here, check out the [sub rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/wiki/rules/) and the [FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/wiki/faq/)! And, while you’re at it, we would also like to introduce you to a [whole entire wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangtan/wiki/index/) full of helpful resources for keeping up with BTS.
Again, thank you to everyone! This place really would not have grown to be as wonderful and giant as it is without every single one of you!
Sincerely,
[Mods with luv](https://i.imgur.com/ieZEMKs.jpg)
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Happy Anniversary r/bangtan! Let’s stay together for a long time!
Happy anniversary r/bangtan! I’m so glad this sub exists💜 Thank you to all the mods and users who’ve helped make this sub a safe space for a lot of us
Happy Anniversary r/bangtan 🎊🎉🎂! Always grateful for this community and the army who help keep it running smoothly 💜💜.
This sub has been so lovely over the years and I’m very grateful for its existence and everyone who keeps it running smoothly!
Happy 10th Anniversary r/bangtan 💜 Always thankful for this safe space (my online hide-out) to share the love for BTS! As we always say “Apobangpo!!!!!”
To more milestones and smiles, cheers!
Happy anniversary! Can’t hardly believe it is already 10 years and 4 for me as ARMY.
Apobangpo!
Happy 10th anniversary /r/bangtan! I just found you guys recently and I already love you 💜
Happy 10th anniversary 🥳
This sub truly feels like home 🥹
happy anniversary!! 🥹🎉, thank you mods for everything you do and fellow army, always feel at home and safe here, grateful to be part of this sub🫂💜
happy anniversary!
this place is my number one source for bts news. basically, if it’s not on r/bangtan it didn’t happen.
Happy 10th anniversary everyone 🥰 8 years this year for me as ARMY – time flies!!
Happy Anniversary everyone! Thank you so much to everyone who contributes news and posts and to everyone who comments, this is the only place I can interact with other ARMY and I really treasure it. And of course major thanks to all the mods who have worked on the sub over the years, maintaining this as an incredibly well organised and safe space for us all
Happy Anniversary!! 🎉 🥹
Thank you for being a safe, reliable, hilarious space.
Mods you have my endless admiration and appreciation.
Army, borahae. You are beautiful.
Why did this post bring tears to my eyes? I am so grateful for this warm, welcoming and wonderful corner of the internet. Happy anniversary & borahae r/bangtan mods and members!
happy 10th anniversary r/bangtan 💜💜💜
i never expected this sub to become such a part of my life when i first joined, but this is such a safe space and i love that we get to share our happiness, tears (and increasingly *ahem* thirst *ahem*) and be in our feelings over bangtan together. to many more years with this sub and our forever artists ✨
