About r/NatureIsFuckingLit
In its own words:
We are here to appreciate the awesome majesty and incredibly cool aspects of nature. 🔥 Banner done by u/esoterix_luke
The community was created on Sep 18, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 6,461 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/nba (#52) and ahead of r/interestingasfuck (#54) in our ranking.
What sets r/NatureIsFuckingLit apart
Compared with other large communities, r/NatureIsFuckingLit leans heavily on videos (53% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 7%). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 9.0× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/NatureIsFuckingLit climbed from 17,264,366 to 17,292,141 subscribers (+27.8K, +0.16%). That is about 694 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/NatureIsFuckingLit this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Oct 29, 2026).
- 🔥 so Salmon Sharks existu/TerraByteTerror · Oct 29 · gallery
- 🔥Orphaned syrian bear Jenny digs herself a hole every year and lays in it on sunny days.u/nigablackballsack · Oct 26 · video
- 🔥 Hiker encounters a mountain goat family on the way down from Mount Reynolds.u/Better_Hair_9673 · Oct 28 · video
- 🔥 An extremely rare zebra with polka dot variations instead of stripes named Tirau/AdSpecialist6598 · Oct 27 · image
- 🔥🔥Nature's absolute tiniest inspectorsu/Main_Locksmith_2543 · Oct 24 · video
- 🔥This is Bowmouth Guitarfish, a rare and critically endangered species.u/nigablackballsack · Oct 27 · video
- 🔥 A slug eating a mushroom 🍄u/Better_Hair_9673 · Oct 25 · video
- 🔥 Adorable sea otters relaxing on the water.u/Crown_Collector1 · Oct 23 · video
- 🔥🔥Parenting in the wild: A Common Loon carrying its chick on its back for safety and warmth.u/Main_Locksmith_2543 · Oct 24 · video
- 🔥🔥Absolute mastery of flight: Puffin styleu/Main_Locksmith_2543 · Oct 29 · video
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/NatureIsFuckingLit, from 2019 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- 🔥 This baby alligator just started doing the death roll...u/Mint_Perspective · Mar 15, 2025 · video
- 🔥 Coming out of the tunnel in Zion National Park, Utah.May 10, 2020 · video
- 🔥 a 17-year-old lioness survived for 5 years with blindness because her daughters refused to abandon heru/yungandreww · Apr 18, 2026 · gallery
- 🔥 Beluga whale saves an iPhone from the sea in NorwayMay 5, 2019 · 112,924 points · 2,108 comments · video
- 🔥 A little lion snarling at my remote camerau/willbl · Jul 12, 2021 · 121,690 points · 832 comments · image
- 🔥 Finalist photos of the photography Comedy Wildlife Awards 2019u/copitamenstrual · Jun 23, 2021 · gallery
- 🔥 The result of a mother seal who gave birth when she saw that her baby, which she thought was dead, is aliveu/bendubberley_ · Apr 17, 2025 · video
- 🔥 Same whale found after 35 years in the west coast of Mexico.u/the-furry · Apr 8, 2020 · 104,506 points · 1,074 comments · image
- 🔥 The result of a mother seal who gave birth when she saw that her baby, which she thought was dead, is aliveu/therra123 · Mar 21, 2023 · 113,009 points · 1,077 comments · video
- 🔥 Extremely polite moose bull gently reminds a tourist that wildlife should be respectedu/quick_justice · Mar 21, 2025 · video
What r/NatureIsFuckingLit talks about
Across 251 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “nature”, “spider”, “life”, “natural” and “credit”. Other frequent themes are species, male, across, bald, showing and leopard. Recurring phrases include “final moments”, “pallas cat”, “jumping spider” and “ocean surface”. By format, 53% are videos, 36% are images and 7% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/NatureIsFuckingLit gets about 35 new posts a day. The public archive holds 433,223 posts and 7,376,632 comments in total, about 17.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (48 posts) and the quietest was Monday (29). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/NatureIsFuckingLit
The moderators of r/NatureIsFuckingLit list 9 rules. In short:
- Post high-energy content
- Titles must start with the 🔥 emoji
- Posts must contain nature
- Write a descriptive title
- No reposts
- NSFW posts are not allowed
- Titles Can't Say "[Subject] is Lit"
- No topics of human conceit.
- Karma/ account age requirement
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit 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/NatureIsFuckingLit have?
r/NatureIsFuckingLit has 17,292,141 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #53 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 27,775 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/NatureIsFuckingLit created?
r/NatureIsFuckingLit was created on Sep 18, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Nov 1, 2016.
Is r/NatureIsFuckingLit still active?
Yes. r/NatureIsFuckingLit gets about 35 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 433,223 posts and 7,376,632 comments. In a sample of 251 recent posts we counted 135 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/NatureIsFuckingLit?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 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 kind of posts are on r/NatureIsFuckingLit?
The community describes itself as: “We are here to appreciate the awesome majesty and incredibly cool aspects of nature. 🔥 Banner done by u/esoterix_luke” Recent post titles often mention nature, spider, life, natural and credit. Most posts are videos (53%).
Is r/NatureIsFuckingLit SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/NatureIsFuckingLit 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/NatureIsFuckingLit?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/NatureIsFuckingLit accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Post high-energy content”; “Titles must start with the 🔥 emoji”; “Posts must contain nature”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/NatureIsFuckingLit?
Communities with similar topics include r/nextfuckinglevel (10.5M), r/OldSchoolCool (19.7M), r/aww (37.9M), r/BeAmazed (9.7M) and r/cats (9.5M).
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/NatureIsFuckingLit.