About r/trashy
In its own words:
All things trashy
Community guide
r/trashy (#382, about 2.9 million) collects “all things trashy.” Rules demand real trashy behavior (not literal garbage), effortful titles, social-media screenshots with context, and ban bullying, doxxing/witch-hunts, fake trash, memes/novelty, abuse content, soapboxing, misinformation, and violent-crime posts. Photo/video (~7.9 ppd).
Trashy behavior, not trash cans
Literal garbage and fake trash fail R2D; novelty items and memes are also out.
Context on screenshots
Social media screenshots need context—no bare text grabs; put effort into the title.
Practical pointers
No PI/witch-hunts, no child/animal abuse, no porn/disgust-bait, no soapboxing or violent-crime glorification.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 14, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 717 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/GlobalOffensive (#381) and ahead of r/crafts (#383) in our ranking.
What sets r/trashy apart
r/trashy is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 51% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 19% across the Top 100. It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 38.1 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.6.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/trashy grew from 2,908,905 to 2,915,270 subscribers (+6.4K, +0.22%). That is about 145 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/trashy talks about
Across 71 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “halloween”, “found”, “sorry”, “facebook” and “costume”. Other frequent themes are winner, girl, candy, breakfast, street and los. Recurring phrases include “street los”. By format, 51% are images, 30% are videos and 15% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Photo (29), Video (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/trashy gets about 7.9 new posts a day. The public archive holds 464,882 posts and 17,725,135 comments in total, about 38.1 comments per post.
Rules of r/trashy
The moderators of r/trashy list 15 rules. In short:
- Rule 1A: Follow Site Wide Rules
- R1B: Bullying/toxic behavior
- R1C: No divulging P.I./Witch hunting
- R2A: Not trashy
- R2B: Please make an effort with your title
- R2C: Social media screenshots must include context. No screenshots of just text.
- R2D: No fake trash/No literal trash/garbage
- R2E: No recent reposts
- R2F: No novelty items or memes
- R2G: No child abuse or animal abuse
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/trashy 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/trashy have?
r/trashy has 2,915,270 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #382 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,365 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/trashy?
r/trashy was created on Jun 14, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Aug 23, 2013.
How active is r/trashy?
Moderately: r/trashy gets about 7.9 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 464,882 posts and 17,725,135 comments. In a sample of 71 recent posts we counted 61 different authors.
What is r/trashy about?
The community describes itself as: “All things trashy” Recent post titles often mention halloween, found, sorry, facebook and costume. Most posts are images (51%).
Is r/trashy safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/trashy as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/trashy?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/trashy accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Rule 1A: Follow Site Wide Rules”; “R1B: Bullying/toxic behavior”; “R1C: No divulging P.I./Witch hunting”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/trashy?
Communities with similar topics include r/ATBGE (2.3M), r/aww (37.9M), r/nosleep (18.2M), r/cats (9.5M) and r/TikTokCringe (5.7M).
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/trashy.