About r/confidentlyincorrect
In its own words:
For those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer
Community guide
r/confidentlyincorrect (#866, about 1.2 million subscribers) — For those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer A recent sample averaged 7.0 posts a day (~64% image, ~19% gallery, ~14% video). Its public rules include: Follow Reddit's Rules; All posts must be on topic; Don't be an ass; Don't get TOO Political; No Scripted Stuff.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Match posts to: Follow Reddit's Rules; All posts must be on topic; Don't be an ass; Don't get TOO Political. Recent samples are image-heavy; titles should explain why the media belongs here.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Search before reposting. Avoid clickbait titles. Common flairs include: Smug, Comment Thread, Image, Long Video.
The community was created on Jan 12, 2020, which makes it 6 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 862 subscribers (+0.07%). It sits just behind r/dndmemes (#864) and ahead of r/ZeroWaste (#866) in our ranking.
What sets r/confidentlyincorrect apart
Compared with other large communities, r/confidentlyincorrect leans heavily on images (64% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 22%). It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 54.4 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.0.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/confidentlyincorrect grew from 1,221,224 to 1,225,750 subscribers (+4.5K, +0.37%). That is about 89 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/confidentlyincorrect this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Post birth WHAT?u/Electrical_Carpet753 · Nov 2 · video
- On a post about narcolepsyu/Tyson_Beversdorf · Nov 5 · gallery
- Hold my bird seeds...u/vtosnaks · Nov 1 · video
- Madeleine McCann conspiracistsu/SredniPies2014 · Nov 5 · image
- Nintendo fanboy thinks they beaten Grok in an argument about Palworld.u/counterpunchhopper · Nov 7 · gallery
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/confidentlyincorrect, from 2020 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Communism is when you are only allowed to buy one share of a stocku/Dreams-in-Data · Jan 30, 2021 · image
- "No nation older than 250 years"u/Anon-Zer0-Quazar · Jan 24, 2025 · image
- This takes confidently incorrect to a whole new levelu/locsandcrocs · Aug 21, 2021 · 104,016 points · 7,864 comments · video
- You’ve read the entire thing?Jan 18, 2021 · image
- "Thank God I'm a math major."u/DarkoBasedPolo · Sep 30, 2020 · image
- Hercules doesn't know what the word boycott meansu/Dark-All-Day · Apr 6, 2021 · image
- Happy 8 month old birthday!u/These_Pressure1327 · Jun 7, 2021 · image
- The President of the United States, totally ignorant of history that took place during his own lifetime.u/MikeMcLean83 · Dec 9, 2020 · image
- $15 an hour = $100k per yearu/Borizwithaz · Feb 9, 2021 · image
- Uh, no.u/brutalproduct · May 10, 2022 · 64,677 points · 1,519 comments · image
What r/confidentlyincorrect talks about
Across 42 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “hate”, “confident”, “wrong”, “happened” and “science”. By format, 64% are images, 19% are galleries and 14% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Smug (12), Comment Thread (6), Image (3), Long Video (2), GIF (1), Tik Tok (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/confidentlyincorrect gets about 7.0 new posts a day. The public archive holds 58,329 posts and 3,174,841 comments in total, about 54.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (9 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (3). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/confidentlyincorrect
The moderators of r/confidentlyincorrect list 9 rules. In short:
- Follow Reddit's Rules
- All posts must be on topic
- Don't be an ass
- Don't get TOO Political
- No Scripted Stuff
- No reposts
- Censor Personal Information
- Do not post conversations you are a part of.
- No clickbait
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/confidentlyincorrect 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/confidentlyincorrect?
r/confidentlyincorrect has 1,225,750 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #865 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,526 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/confidentlyincorrect created?
r/confidentlyincorrect was created on Jan 12, 2020, so it has been around for 6 years.
Is r/confidentlyincorrect still active?
Yes. r/confidentlyincorrect gets about 7.0 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 58,329 posts and 3,174,841 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/confidentlyincorrect?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/confidentlyincorrect?
The community describes itself as: “For those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer” Recent post titles often mention hate, confident, wrong, happened and science. Most posts are images (64%).
Is r/confidentlyincorrect SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/confidentlyincorrect as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/confidentlyincorrect?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/confidentlyincorrect accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Follow Reddit's Rules”; “All posts must be on topic”; “Don't be an ass”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/confidentlyincorrect?
Communities with similar topics include r/yesyesyesyesno (2.9M).
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/confidentlyincorrect.