About r/cleanjokes
In its own words:
For those of you who are either easily offended or just like clean jokes. also check out /r/cleandadjokes
The community was created on Jun 22, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Among the 5 communities on our jokes list it is number 4 by size.
What sets r/cleanjokes apart
Compared with other large communities, r/cleanjokes leans heavily on text posts (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 4.9 comments per post, against 16.2 for a typical large subreddit. For its size it is unusually busy: about 14.3 new posts a day per million members, more than 87% of the Top 100.
Activity and best time to post
r/cleanjokes gets about 2.9 new posts a day. The public archive holds 20,904 posts and 102,353 comments in total, about 4.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (9 posts) and the quietest was Friday (0).
Rules of r/cleanjokes
The moderators of r/cleanjokes list 4 rules. In short:
- All posts must be clean jokes
- No use of Vulgar Language / Curse words
- No new/low karma accounts
- No spam or cliché jokes
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/cleanjokes 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/cleanjokes?
r/cleanjokes has 203,310 subscribers.
How old is r/cleanjokes?
r/cleanjokes was created on Jun 22, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jun 28, 2012.
How active is r/cleanjokes?
Moderately: r/cleanjokes gets about 2.9 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 20,904 posts and 102,353 comments.
When is r/cleanjokes most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Friday. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/cleanjokes about?
The community describes itself as: “For those of you who are either easily offended or just like clean jokes. also check out /r/cleandadjokes” Recent post titles often mention call, music, desk and clocks. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/cleanjokes safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/cleanjokes as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/cleanjokes?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/cleanjokes accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “All posts must be clean jokes”; “No use of Vulgar Language / Curse words”; “No new/low karma accounts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/cleanjokes?
Communities with similar topics include r/dadjokes (12.2M), r/Jokes (30.4M) and r/ComedyCemetery (1M).
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/cleanjokes.