About r/HistoryMemes
In its own words:
A place for history memes about events over 20 years ago.
The community was created on Sep 17, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 5,055 subscribers (+0.04%). Among the 13 communities on our history list it is number 2 by size. Among the 9 communities on our memes list it is number 2 by size. It sits just behind r/nfl (#64) and ahead of r/oddlysatisfying (#66) in our ranking.
What sets r/HistoryMemes apart
r/HistoryMemes is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 86% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 9% across the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/HistoryMemes went up from 12,754,916 to 12,777,151 subscribers (+22.2K, +0.17%). That is about 556 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/HistoryMemes this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- There’s always a catchu/Percennius · Oct 24 · image
- I understand where they were coming fromu/PresterJohnson · Oct 29 · image
- Can't see shit out thereu/PresterJohnson · Oct 27 · image
- And then, everyone forgets about your contributionsu/DefiantVermicelli904 · Oct 27 · image
- Ancient Indian Literature Was Wild.u/Effective_Bluebird19 · Oct 26 · image
- "Idiots" is probably underselling their denial.u/Qules_LP · Oct 29 · image
- Most important reformers be like:u/BrosephDwalin · Oct 26 · image
- GOATED Employeesu/theemptyqueue · Oct 27 · image
- I had a fair warning to prepareu/PresterJohnson · Oct 24 · video
- Nice try, fatsou/BigFootsBigArm · Oct 26 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/HistoryMemes, from 2019 to 2020, ranked by Reddit.
- According to historical analysis, Reddit will experience one of the worst hyperinflations in historyu/GeistHunt · Dec 19, 2019 · 138,487 points · 664 comments · image
- NOT THE TEAu/prylex1 · Mar 30, 2020 · 105,044 points · 1,461 comments · image
- HISTORY MEMES STANDS WITH HONG KONGu/TheDelta · Oct 11, 2019 · 112,717 points · 1,855 comments · image
- A Civil Rights Movement one for y'allNov 14, 2019 · 107,918 points · 1,607 comments · image
- We’ve all been thereu/yaboyrose · Nov 6, 2019 · 101,473 points · 775 comments · image
- My hero!u/LilSmore · Apr 10, 2020 · 93,553 points · 796 comments · image
- China: *NERVOUS SWEATING*u/iamninja9696 · Nov 7, 2019 · 91,100 points · 474 comments · video
- i see what u did thereMar 18, 2020 · 82,160 points · 669 comments · image
- Black panther flashbacksu/LightSwitch545 · Dec 22, 2019 · 83,837 points · 858 comments · image
- Oh boy, here we gou/herdcollege · Dec 1, 2019 · 85,016 points · 1,103 comments · image
What r/HistoryMemes talks about
We read the titles of 441 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “history”, “war”, “man”, “napoleon” and “world”. Other frequent themes are bad, pov, remember, actual, russia and mean. Recurring phrases include “holiday centered”, “christian holiday”, “islamic lore” and “built different”. By format, 86% are images, 13% are videos and 1% are links.
Popular post flairs: Niche (55), See Comment (40), Mythology (16), X-post (8), REMOVED: RULE 12 (8), REMOVED: RULE 2 (6).
Activity and best time to post
r/HistoryMemes gets about 66 new posts a day. The public archive holds 867,453 posts and 13,653,829 comments in total, about 15.7 comments per post.
Rules of r/HistoryMemes
The moderators of r/HistoryMemes list 12 rules. In short:
- Keep Posts History Related
- No Reposts
- Discrimination and Abuse
- Year Limit
- Banned Memes and Formats
- Genocide and Atrocity Denial
- No Brigading
- Post memes
- Quality Control
- Karma Whoring
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/HistoryMemes 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/HistoryMemes have?
r/HistoryMemes has 12,777,151 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #65 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 22,235 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/HistoryMemes?
r/HistoryMemes was created on Sep 17, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
How active is r/HistoryMemes?
Very active: r/HistoryMemes gets about 66 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 867,453 posts and 13,653,829 comments. In a sample of 441 recent posts we counted 265 different authors.
What is r/HistoryMemes about?
The community describes itself as: “A place for history memes about events over 20 years ago.” Recent post titles often mention history, war, man, napoleon and world. Most posts are images (86%).
Is r/HistoryMemes safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/HistoryMemes as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/HistoryMemes?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/HistoryMemes accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and videos enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Keep Posts History Related”; “No Reposts”; “Discrimination and Abuse”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/HistoryMemes?
Communities with similar topics include r/history (18.8M), r/BikiniBottomTwitter (4.8M), r/marvelmemes (4.3M), r/OldSchoolCool (19.7M) and r/nflmemes (1.2M).
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/HistoryMemes.