About r/TwoXChromosomes
In its own words:
Welcome to TwoXChromosomes, a subreddit for both serious and silly content, and intended for women's perspectives. We are a welcoming subreddit and support the rights of all genders. Posts are moderated for respect, equanimity, grace, and relevance.
The community was created on Jul 16, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,391 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/anime (#61) and ahead of r/ContagiousLaughter (#63) in our ranking.
What sets r/TwoXChromosomes apart
r/TwoXChromosomes is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 89% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 3.9× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/TwoXChromosomes climbed from 13,725,809 to 13,735,382 subscribers (+9.6K, +0.07%). That is about 239 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/TwoXChromosomes this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- My mom died ten days ago. My husband left me this morning.u/BjornStronginthearm · Oct 23 · text post
- GLP1s are fine, but this is not…u/Impossible_Ad9324 · Oct 24 · text post
- Why is it that when women want ONE event for ourselves (like Nike After Dark), men invade it, but "Gentlemen’s Clubs" get a free pass?u/MoonLightLex · Oct 26 · text post
- "Women talk more than men" - Perception of this myth in action example number 1 millionu/Iittlemoon · Oct 27 · text post
- Don't ever change your mind on kidsu/maxillien · Oct 29 · text post
- Judge lets ‘bright lad’ who stabbed girl 10 times avoid jailu/sammyhotdogs3468 · Oct 28 · link
- “She could’ve left.” “Boys will be boys.” 56 women are dead, and these are the excuses we still make for violence against women”u/sammyhotdogs3468 · Oct 25 · link
- "Four daughters? Dad must be lucky!"u/Chikennuggetslover · Oct 28 · text post
- My 14-year old set a boundary that I took years longer to learn how to set, and I’m so proud of her.u/Sourdoughlemon · Oct 29 · text post
- Natalie Portman Says She Adopted a 'Good Girl' Image To Protect Herself From Sexualization as a Child Staru/Jealous_Clue7036 · Oct 27 · link
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/TwoXChromosomes, from 2017 to 2024, ranked by Reddit.
- In 2009, Colorado began offering teens free IUD's without parental consent. Teen pregnancy fell by 54%. Teen abortions fell by 64%. For every $1 spent on the program, CO saved nearly $6 on labor & de…u/relevantlife · Feb 21, 2021 · link
- This can never go away, this needs to continue to get posted over and over and over again. This should never be forgottenu/inbodymassalone_ · Jan 21, 2017 · 82,122 points · 6,838 comments · link
- The Supreme Court just officially overturned roe vs wade. Abortion is now illegal in many states. Vote every single anti choice bastard out of office in November.u/relevantlife · Jun 24, 2022 · 82,042 points · 4,777 comments · text post
- Bloomberg won’t release women from nondisclosure agreements. Call me crazy, but maybe, just maybe, we should stop voting for candidates who have had to pay off women to keep them quiet.u/relevantlife · Feb 20, 2020 · 77,541 points · 1,833 comments · link
- My dad wasn’t exactly a feminist but he always told me “why are you gonna pay someone to do it when you can just do it yourself!?!?! Alls you need to do is...” So I present to you all the shower I ju…u/Coder-Cat · Jul 19, 2019 · 73,889 points · 1,679 comments · image
- Both Republicans running for senate in Georgia want to cut medicaid. Medicaid covers the cost of nearly HALF of all births. Cutting medicaid will have horrific financial consequences for women. The d…u/relevantlife · Nov 29, 2020 · link
- Just once, I would love to see a pregnancy test commercial featuring a woman alone, in her micro studio apartment, crying with joy to get a negative.u/neverthelessthan · Sep 11, 2019 · 69,418 points · 1,330 comments · text post
- BREAKING: Kansas voters have overwhelmingly REJECTED removing abortion protections from the state constitution. The pro-choice side has won, in a very Republican stateu/Mental_Rooster4455 · Aug 3, 2022 · 67,012 points · 1,240 comments · text post
- Epstein's victims are not "underage women." They're children. The media should refer to them as such.u/codefame · Jul 10, 2019 · 66,347 points · 1,663 comments · link
- My boyfriend died today and I don’t know what to do.u/unrighteousfury · Dec 25, 2018 · 64,617 points · 2,292 comments · text post
What r/TwoXChromosomes talks about
Looking at the titles of 664 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “women”, “men”, “feel”, “man” and “woman”. Other frequent themes are friend, help, relationship, advice, period and trying. Recurring phrases include “wish transgender”, “seen societally”, “abusive relationship” and “social media”. By format, 89% are text posts, 7% are links and 3% are images.
Popular post flairs: Women only (117), Direct personal experience only (50), No cis men (18).
Activity and best time to post
r/TwoXChromosomes gets about 110 new posts a day. The public archive holds 822,041 posts and 23,059,838 comments in total, about 28.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (118 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (87). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/TwoXChromosomes
The moderators of r/TwoXChromosomes list 5 rules. In short:
- Respect
- Equanimity
- Grace
- Relevance
- Post Etiquette
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes 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/TwoXChromosomes have?
r/TwoXChromosomes has 13,735,382 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #62 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 9,573 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/TwoXChromosomes?
r/TwoXChromosomes was created on Jul 16, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/TwoXChromosomes?
Very active: r/TwoXChromosomes gets about 110 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 822,041 posts and 23,059,838 comments. In a sample of 664 recent posts we counted 561 different authors.
When is r/TwoXChromosomes most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/TwoXChromosomes about?
The community describes itself as: “Welcome to TwoXChromosomes, a subreddit for both serious and silly content, and intended for women's perspectives. We are a welcoming subreddit and support the rights of all genders. Posts are moderated for respect, equ…” Recent post titles often mention women, men, feel, man and woman. Most posts are text posts (89%).
Is r/TwoXChromosomes safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/TwoXChromosomes as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/TwoXChromosomes?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/TwoXChromosomes accepts both text and link posts, with images and videos enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Respect”; “Equanimity”; “Grace”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/TwoXChromosomes?
Communities with similar topics include r/wholesomememes (18.3M), r/xxfitness (3.1M), r/relationship_advice (15.9M), r/confession (12M) and r/tifu (19M).
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/TwoXChromosomes.