r/pics on SubMouse

About r/pics

In its own words:

A place for photographs, pictures, and other images.

The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 6,426 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/Showerthoughts (#12) and ahead of r/news (#14) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “photography” category and its main language is English.

What sets r/pics apart

r/pics is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 78% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 9% across the Top 100.

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/pics went up from 33,538,666 to 33,573,562 subscribers (+34.9K, +0.10%). That is about 872 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/pics, from 2016 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.

I’ve found a few funny memories during lockdown. This is from my 1st tour in 89, backstage in Vegas.u/ReallyRickAstley · Jun 17, 2020 · image
The man they are calling a "domestic terrorist".u/-ifeelfantastic · Jan 24, 2026 · image
If this is you: Fuck youu/onyxandcake · Mar 13, 2020 · 242,971 points · 15,897 comments · image
Absolute legend out protesting today 6/14/2025 [OC]u/dropbeat · Jun 15, 2025 · image
Trump and Vance humiliate them selves infront of the world.u/myownbrothermichael · Feb 28, 2025 · image
Private Internet Access, a VPN provider, takes out a full page ad in The New York Time calling out 50 senators.u/pdmcmahon · Mar 26, 2017 · 234,711 points · 8,945 comments · image
Walked in the door at my local bar and was greeted by this amazing costume.u/veloceracing · Nov 1, 2025 · image
Police escort when you kill 1 rich CEO vs when you kill 4 college studentsu/2Jads1Cup · Dec 22, 2024 · image
At a protest in Arizonau/Theon_Graystark · Jun 9, 2020 · image
My dad waits every year for the day the sun rises just right and reflects along the railroad tracks, Today was that day!u/Tibujon · Sep 10, 2017 · 214,189 points · 1,951 comments · link

What r/pics talks about

Looking at the titles of 689 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “autumn”, “sunset”, “moon”, “night” and “home”. Other frequent themes are fall, photos, photo, morning, picture and art. Recurring phrases include “peak fall”, “rock nyc”, “black cat” and “autumn trees”. By format, 78% are images, 19% are galleries and 2% are links.

autumn 20
sunset 15
moon 15
night 14
home 12
fall 12
photos 12
photo 11
morning 11
picture 10
art 10
halloween 10
lake 10
early 9
favorite 9
brazil 8
shot 8
nyc 8

Popular post flairs: Politics (18), Arts/Crafts (12), Halloween (10), r1: screenshot/ai (2), r2: text/digital (2), r5: title guidelines (2).

Activity and best time to post

r/pics gets about 210 new posts a day. The public archive holds 8,289,363 posts and 125,389,541 comments in total, about 15.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (220 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (169). Posting peaks around 10:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026

Images 78%Galleries 19%Links 2%

Rules of r/pics

The moderators of r/pics list 12 rules. In short:

No screenshots, AI images, or pictures in which the focus is a screen.
No digital elements or text.
No pornography or gore.
No doxxing or witch-hunts.
Titles must obey all relevant rules.
Only approved image-hosts.
No GIFs or videos.
Remain civil.
No progress-pictures.
No FCoO or flooding.

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/pics 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/pics have?

r/pics has 33,573,562 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #13 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 34,896 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.

How old is r/pics?

r/pics was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.

How active is r/pics?

Very active: r/pics gets about 210 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 8,289,363 posts and 125,389,541 comments. In a sample of 689 recent posts we counted 479 different authors.

When is r/pics most active?

Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 10:00 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 is r/pics about?

The community describes itself as: “A place for photographs, pictures, and other images.” Recent post titles often mention autumn, sunset, moon, night and home. Most posts are images (78%).

Is r/pics safe for work?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/pics as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

How do I post on r/pics?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/pics accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “No screenshots, AI images, or pictures in which the focus is a screen.”; “No digital elements or text.”; “No pornography or gore.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

Which communities are like r/pics?

Communities with similar topics include r/aww (37.9M), r/food (24.6M), r/OldSchoolCool (19.7M), r/funny (67.6M) and r/UpliftingNews (20.5M).

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/pics.

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