About r/DoesAnybodyElse
In its own words:
Does anybody else… spend way too much time wondering if they're the only one who actually does this weird thing? From rethinking conversations you had 10 years ago to putting on a whole concert in the shower, here’s the place to share your oddly specific, strangely relatable quirks. Post your "Does anybody else…" questions, find your fellow weirdos, and let the internet prove you're far from alone!
Community guide
r/DoesAnybodyElse (#399, about 2.8 million) is for oddly specific “does anybody else…?” quirks—rethinking old conversations, shower concerts, and similar relatable oddities. Rules: no opinions/questions/facts (as framed by the rule title), be civil, no low effort, no politics. Text (~48 ppd).
DAE-style quirk posts
Samples are dominated by DAE-phrased text posts—share a specific quirk, not a debate prompt.
Relatable weirdness, not politics
Politics are banned; keep it personal and oddly specific rather than opinion-essay.
Practical pointers
Avoid low-effort one-liners; stay civil. Read the live rule wording for the “No Opinions, Questions or Facts” boundary.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 30, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 661 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/GamePhysics (#398) and ahead of r/youtubehaiku (#400) in our ranking.
What sets r/DoesAnybodyElse apart
Compared with other large communities, r/DoesAnybodyElse leans heavily on text posts (96% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 4.3× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/DoesAnybodyElse went up from 2,799,108 to 2,803,816 subscribers (+4.7K, +0.17%). That is about 107 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/DoesAnybodyElse talks about
Looking at the titles of 330 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “dae”, “feel”, “life”, “exact” and “immediately”. Other frequent themes are feeling, love, thinking, hate, room and random. Recurring phrases include “dae feel”, “dae hate”, “dae struggle” and “dae love”. By format, 96% are text posts and 4% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/DoesAnybodyElse gets about 48 new posts a day. The public archive holds 470,842 posts and 3,650,651 comments in total, about 7.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (59 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (40). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/DoesAnybodyElse
The moderators of r/DoesAnybodyElse list 5 rules. In short:
- No Opinions, Questions or Facts
- Be civil
- No Low Effort Posts or Comments
- No politics
- Adhere to the Reddit Content Policy
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/DoesAnybodyElse 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 big is r/DoesAnybodyElse?
r/DoesAnybodyElse has 2,803,816 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #399 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,708 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/DoesAnybodyElse created?
r/DoesAnybodyElse was created on Aug 30, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
Is r/DoesAnybodyElse still active?
Yes. r/DoesAnybodyElse gets about 48 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 470,842 posts and 3,650,651 comments. In a sample of 330 recent posts we counted 257 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/DoesAnybodyElse?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/DoesAnybodyElse?
The community describes itself as: “Does anybody else… spend way too much time wondering if they're the only one who actually does this weird thing? From rethinking conversations you had 10 years ago to putting on a whole concert in the shower, here’s the…” Recent post titles often mention dae, feel, life, exact and immediately. Most posts are text posts (96%).
Is r/DoesAnybodyElse SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/DoesAnybodyElse as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/DoesAnybodyElse?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/DoesAnybodyElse accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “No Opinions, Questions or Facts”; “Be civil”; “No Low Effort Posts or Comments”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/DoesAnybodyElse?
Communities with similar topics include r/whatisit (2.9M), r/oddlyspecific (3.8M), r/languagelearning (3.4M), r/Weird (3.7M) and r/flexibility (2.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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/DoesAnybodyElse.