About r/MostBeautiful
In its own words:
This sub is about finding beauty in the the world around us, from the simple and ordinary to the majestic and awe-inspiring. If you find something beautiful, share it here.
Community guide
r/MostBeautiful (#890, about 1.2 million) collects images of beauty in the world—from ordinary scenes to majestic views—rather than a general photography technique classroom.
What belongs
Photos that show something beautiful. Recent samples are lighter volume (about 2.8 posts/day). The rules: no reposts; credit creators/sources; no low-effort poor-quality images; max 2 submissions per user per day; label NSFW.
Versus photography and itookapicture
Photography rooms debate tools and critique craft. MostBeautiful is about sharing beauty finds under quality and credit rules—not gear threads.
Practical pointers
Credit sources; skip low-effort dumps; respect the daily submission cap.
The community was created on Apr 4, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 102 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/oldpeoplefacebook (#892) and ahead of r/OneOrangeBraincell (#894) in our ranking.
What sets r/MostBeautiful apart
r/MostBeautiful is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 86% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 22% across the Top 100. r/MostBeautiful is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 3.8 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.0. Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 2.4 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/MostBeautiful climbed from 1,190,743 to 1,191,349 subscribers (+606, +0.05%). That is about 12 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/MostBeautiful this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Castle Forchtenstein, Austria, on this Morning [OC]u/Wimair · Nov 6 · image
- South Pacific Sunset in French Polynesia (OC)u/Tio76 · Nov 1 · image
- Porcelain fungus (Oudemansiella mucida) on a beech branch, Netherlandsu/Thomas_Kuipers · Nov 2 · image
- Devon UKu/smitchldn · Nov 4 · image
- Fall color scenes in Ohio, 2026 (OC)u/Spiritual_Ear_3456 · Nov 5 · gallery
- The Oculus, World Trade Center, New York [OC]u/nafsadh · Nov 3 · image
- [Rural Massachusetts] Kitty of The Rock, what is your wisdom?u/LordAxoris · Nov 5 · image
- Eagle Cliff in Autumn Foliage (OC)u/zrellis25 · Nov 6 · image
- Sydney Opera House [OC]u/naveen713 · Nov 7 · image
- A calm late afternoon to recharge one’s energy - Arraial do Cabo 🇧🇷u/Weird-Slide-6802 · Nov 6 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/MostBeautiful, from 2017 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.
- Mount Saint-Michel during low tide.u/Higher_Primate01 · Jan 4, 2018 · 25,282 points · 522 comments · image
- Wisteria climbing up a home in South Kensington, Londonu/SScouterSS · Mar 16, 2019 · 25,237 points · 144 comments · image
- This place is the definition of Autumnu/whatsaustindoin · Sep 30, 2018 · 24,393 points · 200 comments · image
- Dog and Mountains from Tentu/spicedpumpkins · Jun 18, 2018 · 24,354 points · 226 comments · image
- Levi the mini Aussie puppy at Lake Louise in Banffu/mac_is_crack · Aug 9, 2018 · 23,616 points · 227 comments · image
- Portofino, Italy.u/SScouterSS · Mar 9, 2019 · 23,338 points · 227 comments · image
- Majestic Peruu/Elenore_Duff · Apr 11, 2019 · 23,190 points · 159 comments · image
- The Oregon Coastu/mtlgrems · May 16, 2020 · image
- Blossoms in Barcelona.u/CryptoExodus · Apr 3, 2019 · 21,856 points · 304 comments · image
- Summer day in Lovatnet, Norway.u/SScouterSS · Mar 4, 2019 · 21,740 points · 191 comments · image
What r/MostBeautiful talks about
We read the titles of 21 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “ohio”, “york”, “sydney”, “sunset” and “fall”. Other frequent themes are color, scenes, oculus, world, trade and center. Recurring phrases include “fall color”, “color scenes”, “oculus world” and “world trade”. By format, 86% are images and 14% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/MostBeautiful gets about 2.8 new posts a day. The public archive holds 72,774 posts and 273,366 comments in total, about 3.8 comments per post.
Rules of r/MostBeautiful
The moderators of r/MostBeautiful list 8 rules. In short:
- No reposts
- Credit content creators/sources
- Do not submit low-effort, poor-quality images
- Maximum of 2 submissions per user per day
- Label all NSFW images as such
- Use direct links only
- Be nice
- Personal artwork
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/MostBeautiful 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/MostBeautiful have?
r/MostBeautiful has 1,191,349 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #893 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 606 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/MostBeautiful created?
r/MostBeautiful was created on Apr 4, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
Is r/MostBeautiful still active?
Yes. r/MostBeautiful gets about 2.8 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 72,774 posts and 273,366 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/MostBeautiful?
The community describes itself as: “This sub is about finding beauty in the the world around us, from the simple and ordinary to the majestic and awe-inspiring. If you find something beautiful, share it here.” Recent post titles often mention ohio, york, sydney, sunset and fall. Most posts are images (86%).
Is r/MostBeautiful SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/MostBeautiful 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/MostBeautiful?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/MostBeautiful accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No reposts”; “Credit content creators/sources”; “Do not submit low-effort, poor-quality images”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/MostBeautiful?
Communities with similar topics include r/beauty (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/MostBeautiful.