About r/interestingasfuck
In its own words:
For anything truly interesting as fuck
The community was created on Apr 10, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 25,893 subscribers (+0.15%). Among the 7 communities on our interesting facts list it is number 4 by size. It sits just behind r/NatureIsFuckingLit (#53) and ahead of r/InternetIsBeautiful (#55) in our ranking.
What sets r/interestingasfuck apart
r/interestingasfuck is far more video-driven than most big subreddits: 61% of its recent posts are videos, against a median of 7% across the Top 100. Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 50.2 comments per post, roughly 3.1× the typical big subreddit (16.2). It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.63% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 96% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 3.5× as many posts as the quietest (00:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/interestingasfuck went up from 16,810,372 to 16,916,428 subscribers (+106.1K, +0.63%). That is about 2,651 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/interestingasfuck this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Oct 29, 2026).
- The defensive posture of a wild hamsteru/smooth_vesselHPAUM · Oct 23 · video
- In 2012 a UC San Diego student was left handcuffed in a holding cell for five days with no food or water, never charged, and later received a $4.1 million settlement.u/T-K101 · Oct 24 · image
- A women was attacked by her pet cat, who'd been friendly for years.u/Argenta0077 · Oct 23 · video
- Sheriff accidentally euthanize a snake worth a ton of moneyu/Lowbrass2018 · Oct 26 · video
- In France, Uber couriers are manipulating the delivery system. By collectively refusing to accept low-paying orders, they are forcing the delivery companies' algorithms to increase payments.u/GhostOfNihilist · Oct 26 · video
- “In 2024, Bear 32, also known as Chunk, was observed eating 45 sockeye salmon in 10.5 hours from Brooks River in Katmai National Park & Preserve. At an estimated average of 3,000 calories per fish, C…u/T-K101 · Oct 26 · image
- After a goose "successfully" attacked this man, he walked proudly to his mate to show offu/smooth_vesselHPAUM · Oct 28 · video
- Firefox brings back old memes for an advertisementu/AfraidFollowing507 · Oct 27 · video
- Hand Feeding a Spideru/Swimming-Employee537 · Oct 26 · video
- It looks like someone is stealing vegetables, just like in the cartoonsu/Zyad7770__ · Oct 29 · video
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/interestingasfuck, from 2020 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- In 1996 Ukraine handed over nuclear weapons to Russia "in exchange for a guarantee never to be threatened or invaded".u/IceBuurn · Mar 1, 2022 · 323,330 points · 7,591 comments · image
- Fox asleep on my outdoor couch.u/Extension-Sun-9651 · May 5, 2025 · image
- Ukrainian ambassador to the UN pretty much tells Putin to kill himself: "If he wants to kill himself, he doesn't need to use nuclear arsenal. He has to do what the guy in Berlin did in a bunker in Ma…u/PeasKhichra · Feb 28, 2022 · 261,805 points · 5,914 comments · video
- My turtle follows me and seeks out affection. Biologist have reached out to me because this is not even close to normal behavior. He just started one day and has never stopped. I don’t know why.u/ihateandy2 · Feb 6, 2022 · 250,562 points · 5,717 comments · video
- “The dog on the Left is award winning showdog named Arnie an AKC French Bulldog..The dog on the right is Flint, bred in the Netherlands by Hawbucks French Bulldogs - a breeder trying to establish a n…u/MattyIce6969 · Jun 30, 2021 · image
- In England you sometimes see these "wavy" brick fences. And curious as it may seem, this shape uses FEWER bricks than a straight wall. A straight wall needs at least two layers of bricks to make is s…u/smell1s · Jun 3, 2020 · image
- I created a photorealistic image of George Washington if he lived in the present day.u/KingBaboon97 · May 2, 2021 · image
- Police escort when you kill 1 rich CEO vs when you kill 4 college students.u/MobileAerie9918 · Feb 8, 2025 · image
- Vietnam veteran being told how much his Rolex watch is worthu/Mad_Season_1994 · May 31, 2022 · 203,749 points · 3,448 comments · video
- Riding abandoned railroad tracks in Southern California with my railcartu/RphilRT · Jan 17, 2022 · 207,574 points · 4,015 comments · video
What r/interestingasfuck talks about
Looking at the titles of 690 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “man”, “found”, “india”, “world” and “water”. Other frequent themes are baby, snake, real, sea, october and indian. Recurring phrases include “newborn baby”, “roll meet”, “rolling snakes” and “snakes nature”. By format, 61% are videos, 27% are images and 7% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Politics (34), R1: Not Interesting As Fuck (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/interestingasfuck gets about 140 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,028,159 posts and 51,624,757 comments in total, about 50.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Saturday (152 posts) and the quietest was Friday (106). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/interestingasfuck
The moderators of r/interestingasfuck list 12 rules. In short:
- Posts MUST be INTERESTING AS FUCK!
- No Politics
- Titles must be descriptive and directly related to the content
- No porn or gore
- No doxing/witch hunts or meta related posts
- Provide a source when the title is in doubt
- No FCoO/flooding
- No self-promotion
- Be civil
- Repost limitations
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck 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/interestingasfuck?
r/interestingasfuck has 16,916,428 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #54 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 106,056 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/interestingasfuck?
r/interestingasfuck was created on Apr 10, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
How active is r/interestingasfuck?
Very active: r/interestingasfuck gets about 140 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,028,159 posts and 51,624,757 comments. In a sample of 690 recent posts we counted 440 different authors.
When is r/interestingasfuck most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Saturday and the quietest Friday, 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/interestingasfuck about?
The community describes itself as: “For anything truly interesting as fuck” Recent post titles often mention man, found, india, world and water. Most posts are videos (61%).
Is r/interestingasfuck safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/interestingasfuck as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/interestingasfuck?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/interestingasfuck accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Posts MUST be INTERESTING AS FUCK!”; “No Politics”; “Titles must be descriptive and directly related to the content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/interestingasfuck?
Communities with similar topics include r/Damnthatsinteresting (20.6M), r/interesting (2.2M), r/mildlyinteresting (25.4M), r/todayilearned (41.7M) and r/theydidthemath (2.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 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/interestingasfuck.