About r/videos
In its own words:
Reddit's main subreddit for videos. Please read the sidebar below for our rules.
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,472 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/books (#18) and ahead of r/askscience (#20) in our ranking.
What sets r/videos apart
r/videos is far more video-driven than most big subreddits: 99% of its recent posts are videos, against a median of 7% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 7.7× as many posts as the quietest (06:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/videos went up from 26,877,430 to 26,894,861 subscribers (+17.4K, +0.06%). That is about 436 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/videos this week
The most upvoted posts of the past seven days, in the order Reddit ranks them (collected Oct 29, 2026).
- Obama on Hegseth: "Meanwhile you got the Defense Secretary… He’s very focused on important matters. Like the jaw lines and testosterone levels of our troops… How much time do you think this Defense S…u/spherocytes · Oct 25 · video
- Fox News asks man why he's attending Trump rally: "Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's …u/Lehmanite · Oct 29 · video
- Obama: 'He's Got The White House Looking Like Saddam Hussein Opened A Cheesecake Factory'u/twpolk · Oct 24 · video
- Abdul El-Sayed asked by reporter on not identifying as DSA: "I'm just not a socialist. I believe in capitalism, and I think capitalism works well to allocate resources in a market. And I think if you…u/ControlCAD · Oct 27 · video
- James Talarico says "Elon Musk is trying to buy U.S Senate seat in Texas": "Ken Paxton is funded by one dude. Elon Musk wants our land. He is trying to buy Texas. But on November 3rd, [2026 midterms]…u/ControlCAD · Oct 23 · video
- Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee released a new 50-page report detailing Donald Trump's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Ranking Member Jamie Raskin joined MS NOW to discuss the report.u/FlackoFonsy · Oct 28 · video
- House Democrats call for special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epsteinu/FlackoFonsy · Oct 26 · video
- Obama asks Democrats to help send Abdul El-Sayed to the Senateu/Economy-Specialist38 · Oct 25 · video
- Former President Obama on President Trump criticizing Cheesecake Factory Oval office comparison: "I am not making this up. He is doing arts and crafts while we are fighting [Iran] war and to deal wit…u/ControlCAD · Oct 29 · video
- Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed toured and spoke at the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Files Reading Room in Detroit, Michigan.u/FlackoFonsy · Oct 22 · video
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/videos, from 2016 to 2022, ranked by Reddit.
- This is what happens when one company owns dozens of local news stationsu/patientbearr · Mar 31, 2018 · 256,841 points · 11,686 comments · video
- history of the entire world, i guessu/t17389z · May 10, 2017 · 164,778 points · 6,270 comments · video
- Net Neutrality Videos & Discussion Megathreadu/Meltingteeth · Nov 21, 2017 · 155,689 points · 6,571 comments · text post
- Jared, the man behind the famous South Park WoW cosplay has passed away due to Covid-19. RIPu/sleepysnowboarder · Jan 3, 2021 · video
- Reagan reacting to a balloon popping 2 months after he was shot.u/eternallnewbie · Nov 7, 2018 · 140,737 points · 5,468 comments · video
- Jeopardy!'s Alex Trebek Reveals that he has Stage 4 Pancreatic Canceru/jcepiano · Mar 6, 2019 · 142,558 points · 5,350 comments · video
- Teacher Arrested for Asking Why the Superintendent Got a Raise, While Teachers Haven't Gotten a Raise in Yearsu/sstterry1 · Jan 9, 2018 · 138,597 points · 6,889 comments · video
- Few things feel as great as receiving a birthday surpriseu/TowMater-TowMoto · Jun 8, 2017 · 130,426 points · 6,790 comments · video
- Former Facebook exec: "I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works. The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops we’ve created are destroying how soc…u/doug3465 · Dec 11, 2017 · 134,579 points · 7,699 comments · video
- Roughly the first five seconds of "Never Gonna Give You Up" is now a silent Sony Music title card that displays copyright and licensing information, essentially ruining Rick Rollingu/PKghost · Dec 9, 2020 · video
What r/videos talks about
We read the titles of 506 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “trump”, “ukraine”, “president”, “war” and “video”. Other frequent themes are russia, senate, republicans, midterms, live and democrats. Recurring phrases include “president trump”, “abdul el-sayed”, “#thrift #thrifted” and “donald trump”. By format, 99% are videos and 1% are links.
Popular post flairs: Low Karma (17), R7: No Hate Speech (3), Indirect Link (2), R5: Indirect Link (pl.) (1), Removed: Facebook (1), Streamable Is No Longer Allowed. (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/videos gets about 78 new posts a day. The public archive holds 6,866,677 posts and 59,681,597 comments in total, about 8.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (85 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (54). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.
Rules of r/videos
The moderators of r/videos list 11 rules. In short:
- Videos Only
- No Politics
- No Personal Information or Witch-Hunting
- No Indirect Links
- No Porn, Gore, or Death
- No Solicitation of Votes or Views
- No Hate Speech
- No Public Freakouts
- No Third Party Licensing
- Very limited self-promotion / OC
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/videos 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/videos have?
r/videos has 26,894,861 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #19 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 17,431 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/videos created?
r/videos was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/videos still active?
Yes. r/videos gets about 78 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 6,866,677 posts and 59,681,597 comments. In a sample of 506 recent posts we counted 290 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/videos?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 06:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/videos?
The community describes itself as: “Reddit's main subreddit for videos. Please read the sidebar below for our rules.” Recent post titles often mention trump, ukraine, president, war and video. Most posts are videos (99%).
Is r/videos SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/videos as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/videos?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/videos accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts). It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Videos Only”; “No Politics”; “No Personal Information or Witch-Hunting”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/videos?
Communities with similar topics include r/Documentaries (20.4M), r/MinecraftMemes (3.4M), r/politics (9.3M), r/worldnews (47.7M) and r/europe (11.7M).
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/videos.