About r/hmmm
In its own words:
Internet as an art
Community guide
r/hmmm (#532, about 2.1 million) is framed as “Internet as an art.” Collected rules highlight No text in the image (except normal logos); All titles must be "hmmm" (in lowercase); No explicit pornography, gore, or gross-out images, among 8 listed. Activity mix in sample: image:297, video:1, gallery:1. Bu.
What belongs here
Posts should match the community’s curatorial bar—Internet as an art. Hard filters include: No text in the image (except normal logos); All titles must be "hmmm" (in lowercase); No explicit pornography, gore, or gross-out images; Gifs should be posted to /r/hmmmgifs. Off-scope, spam, and low-effort dumps are the usual removal reasons when those rules are listed.
How it differs
The curatorial rules above are the real differentiator versus generic meme dumps—title constraints, content bans, and repost policies on file matter more than vibes.
Before you post
Common flairs in the sample: classic repost, AI, No AI, r/internet_funeral instead. Recent sample composition: image:297, video:1, gallery:1. Bu. Format-sensitive rules to read first: No text in the image (except normal logos); All titles must be "hmmm" (in lowercase); No explicit pornography, gore, or gross-out images. Treat subscriber and posts-per-day figures as directory snapshots, not live Reddit counters.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Dec 20, 2008, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 821 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/GymMemes (#531) and ahead of r/gamedev (#533) in our ranking.
What sets r/hmmm apart
r/hmmm is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 99% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 19% across the Top 100. r/hmmm is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 4.3 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.3. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 6.3× as many posts as the quietest (23:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/hmmm climbed from 2,077,228 to 2,084,034 subscribers (+6.8K, +0.33%). That is about 155 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Activity and best time to post
r/hmmm gets about 46 new posts a day. The public archive holds 844,786 posts and 3,613,517 comments in total, about 4.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (62 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (32). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 23:00 UTC.
Rules of r/hmmm
The moderators of r/hmmm list 8 rules. In short:
- No text in the image (except normal logos)
- All titles must be "hmmm" (in lowercase)
- No explicit pornography, gore, or gross-out images
- Gifs should be posted to /r/hmmmgifs
- No memes, mashups or drawings
- Use imgur/reddit for hosting
- Submit high quality and cropped images
- Looks-like images
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/hmmm 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/hmmm have?
r/hmmm has 2,084,034 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #532 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,806 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/hmmm created?
r/hmmm was created on Dec 20, 2008, so it has been around for 17 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 8, 2010.
Is r/hmmm still active?
Yes. r/hmmm gets about 46 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 844,786 posts and 3,613,517 comments. In a sample of 299 recent posts we counted 140 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/hmmm?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 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/hmmm?
The community describes itself as: “Internet as an art” Most posts are images (99%).
Is r/hmmm SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/hmmm as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/hmmm?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/hmmm accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No text in the image (except normal logos)”; “All titles must be "hmmm" (in lowercase)”; “No explicit pornography, gore, or gross-out images”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/hmmm?
Communities with similar topics include r/Art (22.6M), r/CFB (4.6M), r/wholesomememes (18.3M), r/AnimeART (1.9M) and r/InternetIsBeautiful (16.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 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/hmmm.