Can I post a link to my product here?
A sincere question that applies to many countries or cultures, written in the body of the post with your flair already set, and with no mention of your business anywhere in it.
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r/AskTheWorld rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/AskTheWorld: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 503,180
- Verified
- October 24, 2026
- Category
- Cultural Q&A and regional perspective communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Questions should be relevant to multiple countries or cultures: Questions posted should apply to multiple countries or cultures. For questions about a particular country or culture, first check if you find a more relevant subreddit in [our network](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskTheWorld/wiki/network). For other general non-cultural questions, you may find r/AskReddit as more suitable.
- Set your community flair: Using a flair that shows your region, country, or nationality helps add context to questions and answers. It’s mandatory in r/AskTheWorld and your posts or comments will be removed if no flair is set.
- Be polite and respectful: Treat others with courtesy. Follow Reddiquette (https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439-Reddiquette): keep discussions kind, constructive, and free of insults or hostility. Everyone is welcome here.
- No hate speech or bullying: Make sure everyone feels safe. Bullying of any kind isn't allowed, and degrading comments about things like race, religion, culture, sexual orientation, gender or identity will not be tolerated.
- No low effort questions: Avoid low effort questions, this includes yes/no questions, joke questions or questions that could be simply answered by looking up on Google. Please always use the "body" of the post, as "title only" posts will be removed.
- No spam or self-promotion: Spam or self-promotion will not be allowed.
- No agenda pushing: AskTheWorld is a neutral place. Do not push your ideologies on others.
- No medical advice questions: Questions about access to services is allowed, as well as general discussions around these topics. We are not a support subreddit and cannot help or diagnose any illnesses, biological or otherwise.
- Moderator Discretion: Unfortunately, there will always be some things that our rules do not currently or perfectly cover, in those cases we reserve the right to take action and remove anything that we think could potentially cause harm or does not fit within the spirit of the community we maintain here, even if it does not fit one of the rules perfectly, or approve comments or posts that a minority of users may think it breaks some rules. Moderators reserve the right to make decisions in the best interest of the sub.
- Discussing your ban outside of mod mail is forbidden: Discussing your ban outside of the mod mail thread may result in a permanent ban. Mods are volunteers, donating their time and effort to improve the community. When users discuss their ban elsewhere in an effort to rally against the team it causes unnecessary backlash over a simple infraction.
- Glorification of violence or spreading of misinformation is prohibited: Glorification of violence or spreading misinformation is strictly prohibited. Any comment that supports, excuses, or promotes violent actions, military aggression, or ongoing conflicts will be removed. The same applies to content based on false, misleading, or propagandistic claims presented as fact, including narratives that attempt to justify or legitimize such actions. This subreddit is for genuine, factual discussion. Failure to comply with this rule will result in a ban.
- All posts and comments must be in English, or include an English translation.: To ensure accessibility and understanding for everyone in the community, please write in English. If you include text in another language, you must provide an English translation alongside it.
- No antisemitism or hate speech: We do not tolerate antisemitism in any form. This includes slurs, conspiracy theories, stereotypes, Holocaust denial, or any hateful content targeting Jewish people or communities. Violations will result in removal and may lead to a ban
- AMA only allowed on Tuesdays: "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) posts are only allowed on Tuesdays.
- Thank you: Thank you for reading this far. Thank you for being part of our community.
Works well
- An open question that invites comparison across several countries, like how people in different regions handle a common everyday situation.
- A genuine answer to someone else's cultural question, shared from your own lived experience, with your flair set first.
- A question with real context written in the body of the post, framed so people from many countries can all answer it.
- A curiosity-driven thread about differences in daily habits across cultures, written to learn rather than to sell.
- Reading the room for weeks to understand how people from different countries actually describe their lives, with no posting at all at first.
Avoid
- Posting anything that promotes your product, service, or company, since the community states that spam or self-promotion will not be allowed.
- Forgetting to set your user flair showing your region, country, or nationality before you post or comment, because posts and comments without it get removed.
- Writing a title and nothing else, because title only posts are removed under the low effort rule.
- Dropping a yes or no question, a joke question, or something a quick search already answers.
- Asking a question about just one country, when the rule says questions should apply to multiple countries or cultures.
- Slipping a pitch or a plug into the body of an otherwise genuine question, which still reads as self-promotion to the moderators and the room.
What r/AskTheWorld Is For
r/AskTheWorld is a place where people ask questions and get answers from folks who live in different countries and grew up in different cultures. The description says it plainly: ask anything, discover the differences and similarities between cultures, and learn about other countries. The people posting here are regular users from all over the world who want to compare everyday life, habits, and experiences across borders. The rules make the scope clear. Questions should apply to multiple countries or cultures, and if your question is about one specific country, you are pointed toward a more relevant subreddit in the community's network instead. This is a genuine question and answer room, and the rules describe it as a place for genuine, factual discussion.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
Start with “No spam or self-promotion”, because the policy brief confirms promotion is banned here and that single rule decides whether any marketing-adjacent post survives. Then there is “Questions should be relevant to multiple countries or cultures”, which stops you from posting anything aimed at one country or one audience segment. “Set your community flair” is mandatory, and the rule itself says posts or comments without a flair will be removed. “No low effort questions” matters a lot, because yes or no questions, joke questions, and anything Google can answer get removed, and title only posts are removed too. “No agenda pushing” matters because the community describes itself as neutral and does not want ideologies pushed on others. Finally, “Be polite and respectful” and “No hate speech or bullying” set the tone, and the moderators also keep “Moderator Discretion” in reserve for anything that fits the spirit of the community poorly.
What To Post
If you are a founder reading this room, your best move is to participate, not to pitch. Ask open, curious questions that invite comparison across countries, like how people in different regions handle a common everyday situation, and always write real context in the body of the post. Answer other people's questions with your own lived experience, and set your flair first so your region or country shows next to your answer. If your product idea touches culture, travel, or international habits, you can learn a huge amount just by reading how people from different countries describe their daily lives here. Never attach your product, your link, or your pitch to any of it, because this community removes that on sight. Think of this subreddit as a place to build genuine understanding, not traffic, and let the understanding shape your work elsewhere.
What To Avoid
The fastest way out is self-promotion, since “No spam or self-promotion” is a flat ban on that kind of content. Posting without your flair will get your post or comment removed under “Set your community flair”. Low effort content gets removed under “No low effort questions”, which covers yes or no questions, joke questions, anything Googleable, and title only posts. “Questions should be relevant to multiple countries or cultures” removes single-country questions that belong elsewhere. “No agenda pushing” removes anything that treats the community as an audience for your ideology. “No hate speech or bullying” and “No antisemitism or hate speech” remove hateful content and can lead to bans. “Glorification of violence or spreading of misinformation is prohibited” is the harshest rule in the list, because breaking it results in a ban. “No medical advice questions” keeps medical diagnosis out of the room. Also, “All posts and comments must be in English, or include an English translation.” applies to everything you write, and “Discussing your ban outside of mod mail is forbidden” can turn a small infraction into a permanent ban. Remember that “Moderator Discretion” lets the team remove things that do not fit the spirit of the community even when no single rule covers them.
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Common questions about r/AskTheWorld
Can I mention my product if someone's question happens to be about my industry?
No. Promotion is banned. Your safest role here is answering other people's cultural questions with honest firsthand perspective, not promoting anything at all.
Can I ask a survey-style question to gather market data?
Do not mention it. The community is a neutral place and pushing your own agenda, commercial or ideological, is not allowed.
Can I ask a question about my own country?
You can if it genuinely applies to multiple countries or cultures and you write real detail in the body, but keep any commercial motive out of it.
What flair should I use?
The rules point single-country questions toward the network of more specific communities linked in the first rule.
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