About r/blunderyears
In its own words:
Do you still cringingly remember "Fuck drugs and government", the hardcore hit of your 15 year self? Have you just found your old myspace picture, xXxLadyDarkness85xXx? Come and share your dusty treasure for the world - and you - to laugh and regret - *Together.* So come and tell us what the old you was up to!
Community guide
r/blunderyears (#941, about 1.2 million) is where people share their own cringey old looks and usernames—true personal blunders at least three years old—for communal secondhand embarrassment.
What belongs
Your own aged blunders (about 5 posts/day). Rules: true blunders; creative titles; ≥3 years old; subject should be you; ask permission if needed; thoughtful replies; no PII; no gatekeeping; mods may remove freely.
Versus oldpeoplefacebook
That room laughs at elders’ Facebook posts. blunderyears is autobiographical teen/young-adult regret.
Practical pointers
Post yourself, not random strangers; keep personal info scrubbed.
The community was created on Jan 3, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 354 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/MUAontheCheap (#940) and ahead of r/interiordecorating (#942) in our ranking.
What sets r/blunderyears apart
r/blunderyears is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 62% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 22% across the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/blunderyears grew from 1,124,920 to 1,129,935 subscribers (+5K, +0.45%). That is about 98 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/blunderyears this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- I used to think carrying these IDs around was the most hilarious thing in the world 🤡u/ScamLordWally · Nov 1 · gallery
- I was 19 in 1982 and in a heavy metal band called The Rage. You know because we were so angry. We did band photos and this is the one I got stuck with. I just happen to pick up the cat because it was…u/Dramatic_River_3381 · Nov 5 · image
- One of my biggest blunders as a teen was probably cosplaying Hetalia and having a cosplay ask blog on Tumblru/marquessmint · Nov 4 · image
- Since 2000s fashion is making a comeback, here's the peak of late 2000s fashionu/RainElectric · Nov 4 · image
- So I was a little awkward in high school.u/sea_bird · Nov 6 · image
- Wanted to cut my own bangs, got Joe Dirt instead.u/gippersmom · Nov 4 · image
- 2012, the summer before junior year. thought we were the coolest kids on the planet.u/yaegerss · Nov 6 · gallery
- My cousin tagged me in this Facebook memoryu/Aggravating_Fishy_98 · Nov 3 · image
- Unnecessary apostrophe and only one eyebrowu/Mysterious-Dot1321 · Nov 2 · image
- Yknow that moment when you botch your own bangs and tangle your iPod charger and headphones cord??? 2005u/Calamariqueen666 · Nov 8 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/blunderyears, from 2017 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- In 2004 I won a contest to DJ at my very small hometown’s easy-listening radio station. I proceeded to play an hour of Evanescence deep cuts and ruined everyone’s morning commute.u/losvestidosrojos · Dec 29, 2021 · 91,518 points · 1,202 comments · image
- Me at 17(2010) living it up in Vegasu/pelirojo67 · Jun 16, 2019 · 78,233 points · 1,298 comments · image
- Checking my Myspace at a house party in 2005 ish .u/Dvvstihn · Feb 20, 2026 · image
- My dad built me this velvet-lined coffin since I was obsessed with Halloween and I used to do my homework in it (2010)u/thatpilatesprincess · Oct 21, 2025 · image
- My good friend Josh showing off his sais in HS. He still says he has no regrets about this. Him and his lovely gf are both redditors. Please bring this to the front page for them.u/aignam · Aug 3, 2018 · 70,868 points · 1,131 comments · image
- My friend and I were never invited to parties and we didn’t drink. So we took these photos and posted them to Facebook to look like we did 😂u/Complete_Mine5530 · Apr 30, 2025 · gallery
- Me discovering Photoshop in 2008 was… something elseu/gucci-milk · Jun 12, 2025 · gallery
- 1996 I sewed my own dog vest and I loved it so muchu/781nnylasil · Mar 22, 2025 · image
- Me in 2004, when all I ever watched was Fight Club and The Matrix while blasting The Prodigy "Smack My Bitch Up". So cool I had to wear two sunglasses.u/xMaxxAmmox · Mar 23, 2020 · 62,401 points · 1,972 comments · image
- Me after I discovered Photoshop in the early 2010su/dslryan · Jun 22, 2025 · gallery
What r/blunderyears talks about
We read the titles of 29 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “school”, “high”, “scene”, “bangs” and “teen”. Other frequent themes are friend, kid, halloween, sister, photoshoot and central. Recurring phrases include “high school” and “central park”. By format, 62% are images, 28% are galleries and 7% are videos.
Popular post flairs: B & A (3), /r/all (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/blunderyears gets about 4.7 new posts a day. The public archive holds 89,625 posts and 2,273,397 comments in total, about 25.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (8 posts) and the quietest was Monday (2). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/blunderyears
The moderators of r/blunderyears list 11 rules. In short:
- True blunders only
- You must have a creative title.
- Your blunder must have been at least 3 years ago
- The subject should be of you
- 'Now' pictures are great but not required.
- Ask permission
- Be thoughtful when replying
- No posting personal information
- Report content that breaks the rules
- All posts are subject to removal without notice at the moderators' discretion.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/blunderyears 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/blunderyears have?
r/blunderyears has 1,129,935 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #941 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,015 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/blunderyears?
r/blunderyears was created on Jan 3, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 4, 2013.
How active is r/blunderyears?
Moderately: r/blunderyears gets about 4.7 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 89,625 posts and 2,273,397 comments.
When is r/blunderyears most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/blunderyears about?
The community describes itself as: “Do you still cringingly remember "Fuck drugs and government", the hardcore hit of your 15 year self? Have you just found your old myspace picture, xXxLadyDarkness85xXx? Come and share your dusty treasure for the world -…” Recent post titles often mention school, high, scene, bangs and teen. Most posts are images (62%).
Is r/blunderyears safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/blunderyears as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/blunderyears?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/blunderyears accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “True blunders only”; “You must have a creative title.”; “Your blunder must have been at least 3 years ago”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
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/blunderyears.