About r/mildlysatisfying
In its own words:
This is the subreddit dedicated to posting specifically things that satisfy you in a day to day basis. The aim is to share things about little victories that you encounter every day, but they're just too mild to share with everyone. Things that are mildly satisfying..
Community guide
r/mildlysatisfying (#895, about 1.2 million) shares everyday little victories and mild satisfactions—lower intensity than oddly/strongly satisfying sibling rooms.
What belongs
Mild day-to-day satisfactions (about 2.1 posts/day in a lighter sample). The rules: stay on-topic; quality content; no reposts; proper titles; basic civility.
Versus oddlysatisfying and Satisfyingasfuck
Oddlysatisfying leans quirky process satisfaction; Satisfyingasfuck frames stronger payoff. Mildlysatisfying is the soft everyday win lane per its description.
Practical pointers
Avoid reposts and off-topic shock content; keep titles descriptive.
The community was created on Oct 26, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 194 subscribers (+0.02%). Among the 6 communities on our satisfying list it is number 3 by size. It sits just behind r/smarthome (#895) and ahead of r/PiratedGames (#897) in our ranking.
What sets r/mildlysatisfying apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 1.8 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 9, 2026, r/mildlysatisfying went up from 1,186,726 to 1,189,162 subscribers (+2.4K, +0.21%). That is about 48 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/mildlysatisfying this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- I just made a perfect ticku/Dan668f8f · Nov 7 · image
- Did they do this intentionally?u/Apprehensive-Tank675 · Nov 5 · image
- From a broken stone to a copper tree pendant.u/Buffyferry · Nov 4 · video
- This Perfect Dry Spot Under The Box Trucku/LordXaero · Nov 4 · image
- Back again to show our transition to Thanksgiving!u/Blackbart_1984 · Nov 1 · video
- A clean shot into the desktop trash canu/Business_Mood7479 · Nov 6 · video
- Freehand Paintingu/Overall-Tune2909 · Nov 4 · video
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/mildlysatisfying, from 2022 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Ice Autorotation for more than 8 minutes… only to be stopped by Wife getting irritated by itu/arc1123 · May 31, 2025 · video
- Everything falls into placeu/Mego_dafuq · Oct 9, 2025 · video
- That's Beautiful❤️u/Haunter369 · Apr 29, 2023 · 9,204 points · 666 comments · video
- Police officer pulls over another police officer for speeding.u/SirJackson360 · Jun 13, 2023 · 9,647 points · 571 comments · video
- Red rock turn to a beautiful ball.u/SpeedWorldly6275 · Sep 3, 2022 · 5,068 points · 189 comments · video
- man gets everyone's attention in a yoga classu/imaheshno1 · May 10, 2025 · video
- Dryer Filter at New Apartmentu/BentheReddit · Apr 29, 2025 · video
- This place is a fruit heaven🍎🍇🍊🍉🍓🍍u/Haunter369 · May 2, 2023 · 7,029 points · 485 comments · video
- The only way DVD logo hits the corneru/person9645 · Sep 2, 2025 · video
- satisfying and wholesome.u/TrollLaughLove · Feb 16, 2023 · 698 points · 6 comments · video
Activity and best time to post
r/mildlysatisfying gets about 2.1 new posts a day. The public archive holds 26,968 posts and 180,110 comments in total, about 6.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (5 posts) and the quietest was Monday (1).
Rules of r/mildlysatisfying
The moderators of r/mildlysatisfying list 9 rules. In short:
- Stay on-topic
- Quality content only
- No reposts
- Proper post titles
- Don't be an asshole
- No self-promotion
- No memes
- No politics
- No compilation videos
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/mildlysatisfying 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 subscribers does r/mildlysatisfying have?
r/mildlysatisfying has 1,189,162 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #896 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,436 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/mildlysatisfying created?
r/mildlysatisfying was created on Oct 26, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/mildlysatisfying still active?
Yes. r/mildlysatisfying gets about 2.1 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 26,968 posts and 180,110 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/mildlysatisfying?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Monday. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/mildlysatisfying?
The community describes itself as: “This is the subreddit dedicated to posting specifically things that satisfy you in a day to day basis. The aim is to share things about little victories that you encounter every day, but they're just too mild to share w…”
Is r/mildlysatisfying SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/mildlysatisfying as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/mildlysatisfying?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/mildlysatisfying accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Stay on-topic”; “Quality content only”; “No reposts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/mildlysatisfying?
Communities with similar topics include r/oddlysatisfying (12.8M), r/Satisfyingasfuck (2.4M), r/mildlyinteresting (25.5M), r/iphone (4.7M) and r/offmychest (3.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 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/mildlysatisfying.
