About r/MadeMeSmile
In its own words:
Welcome! /r/MadeMeSmile is a place to share things that made you smile or brightened up your day. A generally uplifting subreddit.
The community was created on Aug 10, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 16,953 subscribers (+0.13%). It sits just behind r/oddlysatisfying (#66) and ahead of r/mildlyinfuriating (#68) in our ranking.
What sets r/MadeMeSmile apart
r/MadeMeSmile is far more video-driven than most big subreddits: 62% of its recent posts are videos, against a median of 7% across the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.51% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 93% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/MadeMeSmile climbed from 12,627,686 to 12,692,477 subscribers (+64.8K, +0.51%). That is about 1,620 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/MadeMeSmile this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- Proud parents welcome their first baby to the worldu/mustu04 · Oct 27 · gallery
- Heartwarmingu/mustu04 · Oct 25 · image
- Daughter tricks dadu/DCArchibald · Oct 23 · video
- Every child deserves a great dadu/Severe-Comparison361 · Oct 24 · video
- Unexpected Twist During the Huntu/Plus_Leopard9367 · Oct 24 · video
- When you lie on your resume and get the jobu/ambachk · Oct 29 · video
- When Hayao Miyazaki honored Joe Hisaishiu/Sea_Turnip6282 · Oct 26 · video
- Very proud of his worku/RaisinAloneVortex · Oct 27 · video
- Teddy dancingu/HonestzPractice · Oct 26 · video
- Texting them that someone is trying to fight you in the bathroom...u/starstufft · Oct 26 · video
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/MadeMeSmile, from 2021 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- he finally got his acorn 🥺u/Daldrich214 · Apr 13, 2022 · 312,929 points · 3,446 comments · video
- The Bondi hero awake and recovering in hospital after saving countless livesu/T3knikal95 · Dec 15, 2025 · image
- Weatherman discovers his monitor has a touch screen... immediately turns into a kid.u/shaka_sulu · Aug 4, 2022 · 249,668 points · 2,307 comments · video
- Ukraine applies to join the European Union!u/PeasKhichra · Feb 28, 2022 · 250,482 points · 5,311 comments · gallery
- Accidentally said "Love you!" at the end of a call with an important client yesterday. I heard him giggle as I hung up, and I was mortified. Today, I saw he emailed me this:u/ButterscotchButtons · Apr 26, 2025 · image
- 1 year differenceu/mentaldrummer66 · May 10, 2026 · gallery
- The breathtaking bravery of Russian citizens who know they’ll be arrested, and worse, for protesting the war and do it anyway.Feb 24, 2022 · 237,917 points · 2,343 comments · image
- After 16 years of homelessness I finally have my own place.u/thefakerealdrpepper · Dec 31, 2021 · 229,432 points · 4,776 comments · image
- Guy gets to feel like a kid again instead of being seen as creepyu/izaby · Aug 5, 2021 · 226,667 points · 2,917 comments · image
- brendan fraser moved to tears as he receives a 6 minute standing ovation during the premiere of 'the whale'u/bewarethechameleon · Sep 4, 2022 · 220,034 points · 5,513 comments · video
What r/MadeMeSmile talks about
Looking at the titles of 690 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “dog”, “cat”, “life”, “happy” and “man”. Other frequent themes are friend, love, halloween, baby, mom and smile. Recurring phrases include “monkey hugs”, “halloween costume”, “homeless man” and “playground watching”. By format, 62% are videos, 26% are images and 9% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: :orly:ANIMALS :sloth: (79), :snoo_putback: Good Vibes :snoo_tongue: (63), :dog1: DOGS :dog1: (30), :snoo_putback: Helping Others :fixing: (29), :cat3: CATS :cat1: (26), :puppywave: DOGGO (19).
Activity and best time to post
r/MadeMeSmile gets about 120 new posts a day. The public archive holds 751,865 posts and 21,143,704 comments in total, about 28.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (144 posts) and the quietest was Friday (100). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/MadeMeSmile
The moderators of r/MadeMeSmile list 6 rules. In short:
- Don't be a jerk!
- No ragebait posts
- No surnames
- No flooding/spamming
- No recent reposts
- "Winners Wednesdays"
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile 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/MadeMeSmile have?
r/MadeMeSmile has 12,692,477 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #67 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 64,791 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/MadeMeSmile created?
r/MadeMeSmile was created on Aug 10, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/MadeMeSmile still active?
Yes. r/MadeMeSmile gets about 120 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 751,865 posts and 21,143,704 comments. In a sample of 690 recent posts we counted 496 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/MadeMeSmile?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/MadeMeSmile?
The community describes itself as: “Welcome! /r/MadeMeSmile is a place to share things that made you smile or brightened up your day. A generally uplifting subreddit.” Recent post titles often mention dog, cat, life, happy and man. Most posts are videos (62%).
Is r/MadeMeSmile SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/MadeMeSmile as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/MadeMeSmile?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/MadeMeSmile accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Don't be a jerk!”; “No ragebait posts”; “No surnames”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/MadeMeSmile?
Communities with similar topics include r/UpliftingNews (20.5M), r/aww (37.9M), r/woodworking (6.2M), r/FunnyAnimals (8.7M) and r/AnimalsBeingDerps (8.5M).
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/MadeMeSmile.