About r/madlads
In its own words:
Social media screenshots of banter to celebrate NOT mad behavior.
Community guide
r/madlads (#517, about 2.2 million) — Social media screenshots of banter to celebrate NOT mad behavior. Collected rules highlight No low effort content; Post must be screenshots of commentary from social media; Being too mad (being a prick), among 8 listed. Activity mix in sample: image:12, gallery:2. Li.
What belongs here
Posts should match the community’s curatorial bar—Social media screenshots of banter to celebrate NOT mad behavior. Hard filters include: No low effort content; Post must be screenshots of commentary from social media; Being too mad (being a prick); Not mad enough. 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
Recent sample composition: image:12, gallery:2. Li. Format-sensitive rules to read first: Post must be screenshots of commentary from social media; No personal information. Treat subscriber and posts-per-day figures as directory snapshots, not live Reddit counters.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 19, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 451 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/MechanicAdvice (#516) and ahead of r/reallifedoodles (#518) in our ranking.
What sets r/madlads apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.9 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/madlads went up from 2,155,413 to 2,158,692 subscribers (+3.3K, +0.15%). That is about 75 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/madlads gets about 2.0 new posts a day. The public archive holds 323,711 posts and 2,867,807 comments in total, about 8.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (3 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (1).
Rules of r/madlads
The moderators of r/madlads list 8 rules. In short:
- No low effort content
- Post must be screenshots of commentary from social media
- Being too mad (being a prick)
- Not mad enough
- No personal information
- Respect moderator actions
- No inflammatory political content etc
- All content must follow Reddit rules
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/madlads 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/madlads?
r/madlads has 2,158,692 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #517 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,279 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/madlads created?
r/madlads was created on Oct 19, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years.
Is r/madlads still active?
Yes. r/madlads gets about 2.0 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 323,711 posts and 2,867,807 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/madlads?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Tuesday. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/madlads?
The community describes itself as: “Social media screenshots of banter to celebrate NOT mad behavior.” Recent post titles often mention madlad and cult.
Is r/madlads SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/madlads as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/madlads?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/madlads accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No low effort content”; “Post must be screenshots of commentary from social media”; “Being too mad (being a prick)”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/madlads?
Communities with similar topics include r/socialmedia (2.1M), r/insanepeoplefacebook (2M), r/LatinoPeopleTwitter (2.2M), r/solotravel (4.6M) and r/BlackPeopleTwitter (6.3M).
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/madlads.