About r/humor
In its own words:
For all things funny!
Community guide
r/humor (#384, about 2.9 million) is a broad funny-content room. Rules: be nice, no spam/self-promo, no bigotry, karma gate to post, and don’t meta-complain—use downvote/report instead. Image/video (~37 ppd).
General funny media
OC and Not-OC flairs appear in samples—broader than niche joke formats, but still SFW-civil.
Tone and access
Karma is required to post; skip downer/meta complaint threads; no hate speech.
Versus specialist meme subs
Specialist rooms enforce OC-only or format gags. Humor is a general funny feed with lighter format rules and a karma gate.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,667 subscribers (+0.06%). It sits just behind r/crafts (#383) and ahead of r/ChildrenFallingOver (#385) in our ranking.
What sets r/humor apart
Compared with other large communities, r/humor leans heavily on images (79% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 19%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 2.6 comments per post, against 13.6 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (22:00 UTC) sees about 11.0× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/humor went up from 2,891,986 to 2,904,172 subscribers (+12.2K, +0.42%). That is about 277 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/humor talks about
Across 239 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “real”, “talk”, “berta”, “silva” and “asked”. Other frequent themes are country, movie, holy, shit, art and open. Recurring phrases include “real talk”, “berta silva”, “holy shit” and “silva art”. By format, 79% are images and 21% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Not OC(Reposted content) (33), OC (32).
Activity and best time to post
r/humor gets about 37 new posts a day. The public archive holds 190,951 posts and 505,651 comments in total, about 2.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (54 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (23). Posting peaks around 22:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/humor
The moderators of r/humor list 5 rules. In short:
- Be nice to each other
- No spam or self-promotion
- Bigotry or hate speech will not be tolerated
- X amount of karma needed to post
- Don't be a downer, don't be meta, don't complain, use the downvote and report buttons instead.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/humor 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/humor have?
r/humor has 2,904,172 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #384 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 12,186 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/humor created?
r/humor was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/humor still active?
Yes. r/humor gets about 37 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 190,951 posts and 505,651 comments. In a sample of 239 recent posts we counted 153 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/humor?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 22:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/humor?
The community describes itself as: “For all things funny!” Recent post titles often mention real, talk, berta, silva and asked. Most posts are images (79%).
Is r/humor SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/humor as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/humor?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/humor accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with videos enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Be nice to each other”; “No spam or self-promotion”; “Bigotry or hate speech will not be tolerated”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/humor?
Communities with similar topics include r/funny (67.6M), r/ProgrammerHumor (4.8M), r/popculturechat (6.7M), r/3amjokes (2.4M) and r/funnysigns (3.1M).
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/humor.