About r/me_irl
In its own words:
selfies of the soul | human posters only, bots go home | be excellent to each other
The community was created on Oct 26, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 4,108 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/NintendoSwitch (#99) in our ranking.
What sets r/me_irl apart
r/me_irl is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 80% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 9% across the Top 100. People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 4.4 comments per post, against 16.2 for a typical large subreddit. For its size it is unusually busy: about 10.7 new posts a day per million members, more than 80% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (17:00 UTC) sees about 7.0× as many posts as the quietest (01:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/me_irl grew from 7,940,480 to 7,955,646 subscribers (+15.2K, +0.19%). That is about 379 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/me_irl this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- Me_irlu/Ragnar_TheWolf · Oct 29 · image
- me_irlu/Separate_Finance_183 · Oct 26 · video
- Me_irlu/gigagaming1256 · Oct 26 · video
- Me_irlu/One_Highlight_4445 · Oct 23 · image
- me_irlu/Separate_Finance_183 · Oct 27 · video
- Me_irlu/Spotter24o5 · Oct 29 · image
- Me_irlu/gigagaming1256 · Oct 23 · video
- Me_irlu/TemporaryLead1549 · Oct 28 · image
- Me_irlu/Spotter24o5 · Oct 26 · image
- me_irlu/SourceCodeAvailable · Oct 29 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/me_irl, from 2019 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Me irlu/Severe-blake6720 · Feb 11, 2026 · image
- Me irlu/THE-ONE3434555343455 · Jul 31, 2020 · image
- Me irlu/Severe-blake6720 · Feb 18, 2026 · image
- Me irlu/I_have_20_characters · Nov 19, 2023 · image
- me_irlu/DominoUB · Feb 8, 2026 · image
- me_irlu/wrobin · Jul 30, 2021 · 146,365 points · 878 comments · image
- Me_irlu/Squaliebawse · Jan 2, 2022 · 145,014 points · 4,006 comments · image
- me_irlu/bdstel · May 16, 2019 · 121,887 points · 980 comments · image
- me irlu/Responsible-Eye-717 · Jun 13, 2026 · image
- Me_irlu/watermelonjunky · Nov 4, 2020 · image
Activity and best time to post
r/me_irl gets about 85 new posts a day. The public archive holds 3,219,241 posts and 14,181,593 comments in total, about 4.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (92 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (69). Posting peaks around 17:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/me_irl
The moderators of r/me_irl list 9 rules. In short:
- sexism, racism, otherwise demeaning
- NSFW or otherwise sexual
- gumball head
- twitter jokeman, or a screenshot
- upvote meme
- too edgy
- no reposts when using the OC flair
- no generic memes
- no AI images
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/me_irl 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/me_irl have?
r/me_irl has 7,955,646 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #100 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 15,166 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/me_irl?
r/me_irl was created on Oct 26, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
How active is r/me_irl?
Very active: r/me_irl gets about 85 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 3,219,241 posts and 14,181,593 comments. In a sample of 579 recent posts we counted 338 different authors.
When is r/me_irl most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 17:00 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 is r/me_irl about?
The community describes itself as: “selfies of the soul | human posters only, bots go home | be excellent to each other” Recent post titles often mention irl. Most posts are images (80%).
Is r/me_irl safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/me_irl as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/me_irl?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/me_irl accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “sexism, racism, otherwise demeaning”; “NSFW or otherwise sexual”; “gumball head”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/me_irl?
Communities with similar topics include r/anime_irl (5.8M), r/FunnyAnimals (8.7M), r/NintendoSwitch (8M), r/Whatcouldgowrong (8M) and r/facepalm (8.1M).
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/me_irl.