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r/4chan is a safe-for-work community on Reddit, ranked #788 on SubMouse with 1,357,769 subscribers and about 14 new posts a day.

Rank (SFW)#788
Subscribers1.4M
Growth since Nov 2+401
Posts per day14
Posts all time323.4K
CreatedJan 2008
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About r/4chan

In its own words:

The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact. https://discord.com/invite/9jRMDk8YJP

Community guide

r/4chan (#788, about 1.4 million subscribers) — The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact. https://discord.com/invite/9jRMDk8YJP A recent sample averaged 14 posts a day (~77% image, ~15% text, ~4% gallery). Its public rules include: Mods = Gods; 4chan Only; New Content Only / No Timestamp; High Quality Only; No Redditry.

What belongs here

Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Match posts to: Mods = Gods; 4chan Only; New Content Only / No Timestamp; High Quality Only.

How it differs from lookalikes

Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.

Practical pointers

Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: [removed].

The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 401 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/Eminem (#787) and ahead of r/lotr (#789) in our ranking.

What sets r/4chan apart

Compared with other large communities, r/4chan leans heavily on images (77% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 22%). It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 27.7 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.0. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (10:00 UTC) sees about 9.0× as many posts as the quietest (13:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

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Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/4chan grew from 1,354,236 to 1,357,769 subscribers (+3.5K, +0.26%). That is about 69 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.

Top posts on r/4chan this week

The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 8, 2026).

  1. Anon is wonderingu/LaminatedGenitals · Nov 2 · image
  2. Sad state of affairsu/Logical_Twist3736 · Nov 4 · image
  3. Anon warns the masses that Sam is coming for your N64’s ram!u/East-Experience2862 · Nov 3 · image
  4. The Duality of Anonu/AlphaMassDeBeta · Nov 4 · image
  5. Lolu/Both-Percentage6445 · Nov 6 · image
  6. Anon won't be able to afford the roach feedu/Firmament_Eater · Nov 5 · image
  7. Anon supports womenu/Firmament_Eater · Nov 2 · image
  8. Anon divides Asiau/HospitalFriendly1821 · Nov 4 · image
  9. Anon mourns the culture waru/Firmament_Eater · Nov 2 · image
  10. univeral strugglesu/RainbowDildoMonkey · Nov 4 · image

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/4chan, from 2015 to 2019, ranked by Reddit.

  1. A message from the moderators of /r/4chanu/4chanmod · Jul 3, 2015 · 8,934 points · 1,330 comments · text post
  2. lol git rekt noobu/midjuneau · Mar 11, 2017 · 38,132 points · 998 comments · image
  3. Anon discovers Koreau/Vivec_The_Ogrelord · Jun 29, 2017 · 33,223 points · 782 comments · image
  4. ISIS decides to attack Brazilu/MonkeyTigerCommander · Aug 4, 2016 · 7,696 points · 420 comments · image
  5. THIS IS LIBRARYu/_Decimation · Jan 22, 2017 · 35,250 points · 1,240 comments · image
  6. 10 years of 4chanu/righteousrainy · Nov 10, 2016 · 32,923 points · 649 comments · image
  7. Anon has a field tripu/Stalenstruck · Jun 30, 2018 · 33,973 points · 491 comments · link
  8. Second screw upu/DerpyBurps · Jan 19, 2018 · 33,526 points · 803 comments · image
  9. Alien visits /pol/u/iwvp · Feb 23, 2017 · 30,500 points · 404 comments · image
  10. Definitely.u/GrandMasterSubZero · Dec 20, 2017 · 29,679 points · 175 comments · image

What r/4chan talks about

Across 94 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “anon”, “help”, “anons”, “women” and “vpn”. Other frequent themes are eror, given, white, plays, election and results. Recurring phrases include “vpn eror”, “election results” and “buy gta”. By format, 77% are images, 15% are text posts and 4% are galleries.

  • anon 37
  • help 8
  • anons 7
  • women 3
  • vpn 3
  • eror 3
  • given 2
  • white 2
  • plays 2
  • election 2
  • results 2
  • state 2
  • law 2
  • call 2
  • possible 2
  • buy 2
  • gta 2
  • head 2

Activity and best time to post

r/4chan gets about 14 new posts a day. The public archive holds 323,391 posts and 8,951,380 comments in total, about 27.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (19 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (4). Posting peaks around 10:00 UTC and is lowest around 13:00 UTC.

00: 30001: 402: 403: 40304: 305: 706: 20607: 508: 309: 40910: 911: 312: 81213: 114: 315: 31516: 917: 318: 21819: 220: 421: 12122: 623: 4
Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026
Images 77%Text posts 15%Galleries 4%Links 3%Videos 1%

Rules of r/4chan

The moderators of r/4chan list 11 rules. In short:

  1. Mods = Gods
  2. 4chan Only
  3. New Content Only / No Timestamp
  4. High Quality Only
  5. No Redditry
  6. No Doxxing
  7. No CP
  8. NSFW marking
  9. No Grooming
  10. Slurs/ Bypassing Word Filter.

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/4chan and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How many members does r/4chan have?

r/4chan has 1,357,769 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #788 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,533 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.

When was r/4chan created?

r/4chan was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Apr 22, 2008.

Is r/4chan still active?

Yes. r/4chan gets about 14 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 323,391 posts and 8,951,380 comments. In a sample of 94 recent posts we counted 67 different authors.

What is the best time to post in r/4chan?

Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 10:00 UTC, with the fewest around 13:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What kind of posts are on r/4chan?

The community describes itself as: “The stories and information posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood. Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact. https://discord.com/invite/9jRMDk8YJP” Recent post titles often mention anon, help, anons, women and vpn. Most posts are images (77%).

Is r/4chan SFW?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/4chan as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

What are the rules of r/4chan?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/4chan accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Mods = Gods”; “4chan Only”; “New Content Only / No Timestamp”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

What subreddits are similar to r/4chan?

Communities with similar topics include r/thalassophobia (1.7M), r/TwoHotTakes (1.4M), r/greentext (1.4M), r/Eminem (1.4M) and r/worldbuilding (1.9M).

Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/4chan.

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