About r/Twitter
In its own words:
An unofficial Twitter subreddit. News and discussions about Twitter welcome. READ THE RULES AND FAQ FIRST! Anything not addressed by the FAQ can be asked in the pinned "OPEN DISCUSSION" thread afterwards.
Community guide
r/Twitter (#753, about 1.4 million subscribers) — An unofficial Twitter subreddit. News and discussions about Twitter welcome. READ THE RULES AND FAQ FIRST! Anything not addressed by the FAQ can be asked in the pinned "OPEN DISCUSSION" thread afterwards. A recent sample averaged 21 posts a day (~74% text, ~16% image, ~5% link). Its public rules include: Please Read the FAQ; No individual posts about un/suspended, restricted, locked, or shadowbanned accounts; Posts must be related to Twitter; Breaking Twitter Rules; No Spam Allowed. Requests for Followers, Retweets, Likes, etc. not allowed.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own channel or shop. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add context that fits the purpose.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Search before reposting common clips or questions. Common flairs include::default: Question,:bug: Bug Report,:failwhale: Support,:TwitterLogo: anything else!.
The community was created on May 3, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 269 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/JapaneseFood (#753) and ahead of r/CODWarzone (#755) in our ranking.
What sets r/Twitter apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Twitter leans heavily on text posts (74% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 35%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 3.6 comments per post, against 13.0 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (19:00 UTC) sees about 6.0× as many posts as the quietest (23:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/Twitter grew from 1,410,569 to 1,412,963 subscribers (+2.4K, +0.17%). That is about 47 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/Twitter this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Republicans Learn X Is the Echo Chamberu/punkthesystem · Nov 5 · link
- Bluesky was right all along and will accept your apology any timeu/Well_Socialized · Nov 5 · link
- I hate how blocking became useless and you have to hide your profile from everyone just so one/some users don't see what you post.u/duchesskitten6 · Nov 7 · text post
- November 2026 - /r/Twitter Mega Open Thread for everything else - UN/SUSPENDED, LOCKED OR AGE-LOCKED ACCOUNT PROBLEMS & QUESTIONS GO IN THIS THREAD ONLYu/AutoModerator · Nov 1 · text post
- Tab likes missing from own accu/Sour_Yoghourt · Nov 5 · image
- Is Twitter “broken”?u/Resident-Pain-2676 · Nov 2 · text post
- Has anyone got the new all web UI? And thoughts?u/Wanginmang · Nov 7 · text post
- how to stop basketball game broadcasts from appearing on top of my timeline?u/Horror_Inspection690 · Nov 7 · image
- Any way to remove this MLB feed?u/moonappleblem · Nov 6 · gallery
- Videos freezingNov 5 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/Twitter, from 2024 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Elon Musk's controversial salute prompts calls to ban X links on Redditu/newsweek · Jan 22, 2025 · link
- Elon Musk hides X engagement figures as a result of user exodus to Threads and BlurskyNov 24, 2024 · link
- Bluesky Might End Up Defeating Twitter Once and for Allu/Well_Socialized · Nov 13, 2024 · link
- Elon Musk Wants You to Think This Election’s Being Stolen | X is now a political weapon.u/silence7 · Oct 30, 2024 · link
- Change to Twitter Suggests Elon Musk Is Panicking Over Users Leaving for Blueskyu/Well_Socialized · Nov 28, 2024 · link
- Investor who helped Elon Musk buy Twitter confirms X has lost 79% of its valueu/ALVARO39YT · Oct 1, 2024 · link
- Elon Musk’s X engaged in a ‘pattern of election interference' to help Trumpu/Well_Socialized · Oct 11, 2024 · link
- 'How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter' authors say platform is 'a tool for controlling political discourse'u/Randomlynumbered · Sep 13, 2024 · link
- Musk’s X Falls Below $10 Billion as Value Continues to Plummetu/saltedlolly · Nov 20, 2024 · link
- Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'Nov 16, 2024 · link
What r/Twitter talks about
Across 137 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “account”, “accounts”, “help”, “showing” and “hacked”. Other frequent themes are verification, profile, premium, appeal, issue and tab. Recurring phrases include “keeps showing”, “profile main”, “main tab” and “premium account”. By format, 74% are text posts, 16% are images and 5% are links.
Popular post flairs: :default: Question (56), :bug: Bug Report (19), :failwhale: Support (17), :TwitterLogo: anything else! (15), :dorsey: COMPLAINTS (13), :jack: News (6).
Activity and best time to post
r/Twitter gets about 21 new posts a day. The public archive holds 193,421 posts and 701,035 comments in total, about 3.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (27 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (10). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 23:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Twitter
The moderators of r/Twitter list 8 rules. In short:
- Please Read the FAQ
- No individual posts about un/suspended, restricted, locked, or shadowbanned accounts
- Posts must be related to Twitter
- Breaking Twitter Rules
- No Spam Allowed. Requests for Followers, Retweets, Likes, etc. not allowed.
- No Reposts of Recent Stories & News
- Low effort and/or missing context
- No vague or unclear subject titles of posts
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Twitter 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/Twitter have?
r/Twitter has 1,412,963 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #754 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,394 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/Twitter created?
r/Twitter was created on May 3, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/Twitter still active?
Yes. r/Twitter gets about 21 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 193,421 posts and 701,035 comments. In a sample of 137 recent posts we counted 123 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Twitter?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 23:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Twitter?
The community describes itself as: “An unofficial Twitter subreddit. News and discussions about Twitter welcome. READ THE RULES AND FAQ FIRST! Anything not addressed by the FAQ can be asked in the pinned "OPEN DISCUSSION" thread afterwards.” Recent post titles often mention account, accounts, help, showing and hacked. Most posts are text posts (74%).
Is r/Twitter SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Twitter as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Twitter?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Twitter accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Please Read the FAQ”; “No individual posts about un/suspended, restricted, locked, or shadowbanned accounts”; “Posts must be related to Twitter”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Twitter?
Communities with similar topics include r/BikiniBottomTwitter (4.8M), r/WhitePeopleTwitter (3.1M), r/BlackPeopleTwitter (6.3M), r/LatinoPeopleTwitter (2.2M) and r/Instagram (1.1M).
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/Twitter.