r/ChatGPT on SubMouse

About r/ChatGPT

In its own words:

Subreddit to discuss ChatGPT and AI. Not affiliated with OpenAI. Thanks, Nat!

The community was created on Dec 1, 2022, which makes it 3 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 20,329 subscribers (+0.17%). Among the 12 communities on our artificial intelligence list it is the largest. It sits just behind r/confession (#72) and ahead of r/europe (#74) in our ranking.

What sets r/ChatGPT apart

r/ChatGPT is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 53% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 16.1 new posts a day per million members, more than 88% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.64% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 97% of the Top 100.

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/ChatGPT grew from 11,638,766 to 11,712,815 subscribers (+74K, +0.64%). That is about 1,851 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/ChatGPT, from 2023 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.

I tried the "Create the exact replica of this image, don't change a thing" 101 times, but with Dwayne Johnson 🗿u/Foreign_Builder_2238 · Apr 30, 2025 · image
Turned ChatGPT into the ultimate brou/rich_awo · Jun 8, 2023 · 61,374 points · 1,020 comments · image
Found this on fb with a quarter million likes but I'm not a bit mad.Nov 22, 2024 · video
Elon continues to openly try (and fail) to manipulate Grok's political viewsu/MetaKnowing · Sep 15, 2025 · image
Will smith is wild for thisu/upupvote2 · Feb 19, 2024 · video
Is my boss using ChatGPT to email me?u/takethemoment13 · May 4, 2025 · image
But yeah. Deepseek is censored.u/Aggravating_Run_874 · Apr 6, 2026 · image
Photoshop AI Generative Fill was used for its intended purposeu/adesigne · May 31, 2023 · 48,956 points · 1,323 comments · gallery
Bing ChatGPT too proud to admit mistake, doubles down and then rage quitsu/NeedsAPromotion · Jun 23, 2023 · 47,039 points · 2,243 comments · gallery
I asked ChatGPT to colorize my old yearbook photo.u/CreateWithBrian · May 20, 2025 · gallery

What r/ChatGPT talks about

We read the titles of 690 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “chat”, “gpt”, “openai”, “work” and “codex”. Other frequent themes are free, image, app, model, actually and usage. Recurring phrases include “chat gpt”, “openai support”, “support correspondence” and “correspondence message”. By format, 53% are text posts, 26% are images and 9% are videos.

chat 40
gpt 34
openai 30
work 25
codex 19
free 19
image 17
app 16
model 16
actually 14
usage 14
help 13
asked 13
plus 13
models 12
voice 11
dot 11
prompt 11

Popular post flairs: Other (201), Funny (106), Use cases (84), Serious replies only :closed-ai: (71), Gone Wild (64), Educational Purpose Only (53).

Activity and best time to post

r/ChatGPT gets about 190 new posts a day. The public archive holds 550,222 posts and 7,615,646 comments in total, about 13.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (237 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (136). Posting peaks around 11:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026

Text posts 53%Images 26%Videos 9%Galleries 8%Links 3%

Rules of r/ChatGPT

The moderators of r/ChatGPT list 6 rules. In short:

Malicious Communication
No Trashposts
Self Advertising
Political Discussion
No NSFW Content
AI Art

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/ChatGPT 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 subscribers does r/ChatGPT have?

r/ChatGPT has 11,712,815 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #73 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 74,049 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.

How old is r/ChatGPT?

r/ChatGPT was created on Dec 1, 2022, so it has been around for 3 years.

How active is r/ChatGPT?

Very active: r/ChatGPT gets about 190 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 550,222 posts and 7,615,646 comments. In a sample of 690 recent posts we counted 605 different authors.

When is r/ChatGPT most active?

Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 11:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What is r/ChatGPT about?

The community describes itself as: “Subreddit to discuss ChatGPT and AI. Not affiliated with OpenAI. Thanks, Nat!” Recent post titles often mention chat, gpt, openai, work and codex. Most posts are text posts (53%).

Is r/ChatGPT safe for work?

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

How do I post on r/ChatGPT?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/ChatGPT accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Malicious Communication”; “No Trashposts”; “Self Advertising”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

Which communities are like r/ChatGPT?

Communities with similar topics include r/Basketball (1.7M), r/Fitness (12.6M), r/AnimalCrossing (2.9M), r/Showerthoughts (34.2M) and r/personalfinance (21.9M).

Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 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/ChatGPT.

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