About r/StartledCats
In its own words:
Funny gifs and vids of startled cats.
The community was created on Aug 25, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 226 subscribers (+0.02%). Among the 17 communities on our cats list it is number 2 by size.
What sets r/StartledCats apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.4 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 Oct 29, 2026, r/StartledCats climbed from 1,554,360 to 1,555,478 subscribers (+1.1K, +0.07%). That is about 28 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Activity and best time to post
r/StartledCats gets about 0.6 new posts a day. The public archive holds 33,241 posts and 469,637 comments in total, about 14.1 comments per post.
Rules of r/StartledCats
The moderators of r/StartledCats list 2 rules. In short:
- Cat not startled
- Images depicting feline distress or Injury will be removed
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/StartledCats 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/StartledCats?
r/StartledCats has 1,555,478 subscribers, which makes it the #679 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,118 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/StartledCats?
r/StartledCats was created on Aug 25, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years.
How active is r/StartledCats?
Moderately: r/StartledCats gets about 0.6 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 33,241 posts and 469,637 comments.
What is r/StartledCats about?
The community describes itself as: “Funny gifs and vids of startled cats.”
Is r/StartledCats safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/StartledCats as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/StartledCats?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/StartledCats accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and videos enabled. It has 2 posted rules, starting with: “Cat not startled”; “Images depicting feline distress or Injury will be removed”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/StartledCats?
Communities with similar topics include r/cats (9.5M), r/IllegallySmolCats (1.5M), r/funny (67.6M), r/gifs (21.5M) and r/FunnyAnimals (8.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 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/StartledCats.