About r/wallstreetbets
In its own words:
Like 4chan found a Bloomberg Terminal.
The community was created on Jan 31, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 15,861 subscribers (+0.08%). It sits just behind r/UpliftingNews (#38) and ahead of r/Documentaries (#40) in our ranking.
What sets r/wallstreetbets apart
Compared with other large communities, r/wallstreetbets leans heavily on text posts (41% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 38.0 comments per post, roughly 2.3× the typical big subreddit (16.2). It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.31% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 85% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 4.7× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/wallstreetbets went up from 20,319,748 to 20,382,539 subscribers (+62.8K, +0.31%). That is about 1,570 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/wallstreetbets this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Oct 29, 2026).
- Boeing is dropping so fast it transcended this post lmaou/Zuluinstant · Oct 27 · video
- Sound adviceu/big_shidd · Oct 25 · image
- Just found out this is what the CEO of ServiceNow looks likeu/JesusFreakingChrist · Oct 29 · image
- The bears' future, based on real eventsu/LoL_Journal · Oct 23 · image
- Anthropic straight rawdogging their IPOu/Any_Rip_388 · Oct 27 · text post
- Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 employeesu/Criticall16 · Oct 26 · link
- Just the Tip - that's always how it starts...u/AffectionateTour3021 · Oct 24 · image
- CONFIRMED: Anthropic management are regardedu/ObiWanCanownme · Oct 26 · image
- GOOG byeu/cow_fan_69 · Oct 28 · image
- Getty Images files for bankruptcy amid mounting debt and AI competitionu/CatoholicCatDad · Oct 23 · link
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/wallstreetbets, from 2021 to 2021, ranked by Reddit.
- Times Square right nowu/SomeGuyInDeutschland · Jan 30, 2021 · video
- UPVOTE so everyone sees we got SUPPORTu/vrweensy · Jan 28, 2021 · image
- GME YOLO update — Jan 28 2021u/DeepFuckingValue · Jan 28, 2021 · image
- GME YOLO month-end update — Jan 2021u/DeepFuckingValue · Jan 29, 2021 · image
- It’s treason thenu/keenfeed · Jan 29, 2021 · image
- CLASS ACTION AGAINST ROBINHOOD. Allowing people to only sell is the definition of market manipulation. A class action must be started, Robinhood has made plenty of money off selling info about our tr…u/does-it-mater · Jan 28, 2021 · text post
- GME YOLO update — Feb 19 2021u/DeepFuckingValue · Feb 19, 2021 · image
- GME YOLO update — Jan 27 2021 --------------------------------------- guess i need 102 characters in title nowu/DeepFuckingValue · Jan 27, 2021 · image
- GME YOLO update — Feb 1 2021u/DeepFuckingValue · Feb 1, 2021 · image
- IT'S POWER TO THE TRADERS NOWu/84935 · Jan 29, 2021 · video
What r/wallstreetbets talks about
Looking at the titles of 647 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “anthropic”, “stock”, “market”, “earnings” and “trading”. Other frequent themes are options, calls, ipo, yolo, trade and puts. Recurring phrases include “wall street”, “0dte options”, “stock market” and “data centers”. By format, 41% are text posts, 38% are images and 9% are links.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (213), Meme (112), Gain (79), Loss (72), YOLO (69), News (68).
Activity and best time to post
r/wallstreetbets gets about 130 new posts a day. The public archive holds 2,710,687 posts and 103,141,259 comments in total, about 38.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (172 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (69). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/wallstreetbets
The moderators of r/wallstreetbets list 15 rules. In short:
- Avoid Purely Political Discussion
- Screenshots of Social Media Posts are Prohibited
- Market Cap Must Be Above $500MM USD
- Keep Threads Interesting, Otherwise Use the Daily!
- YOLOs Must Be Above $10K or $25K (Options, Shares)
- Gains and Losses Must Be Above $2.5K or $5K (Options, Shares)
- Gains and Losses Must Be Realized
- Only Crypto Allowed is BTC and ETH
- Avoid Pump & Dumps, Short Squeezes, and Market Manipulation
- No Bullshitting - Only Comment If You Know What You're Talking About
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets 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/wallstreetbets have?
r/wallstreetbets has 20,382,539 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #39 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 62,791 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/wallstreetbets created?
r/wallstreetbets was created on Jan 31, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Apr 11, 2012.
Is r/wallstreetbets still active?
Yes. r/wallstreetbets gets about 130 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 2,710,687 posts and 103,141,259 comments. In a sample of 647 recent posts we counted 534 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/wallstreetbets?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/wallstreetbets?
The community describes itself as: “Like 4chan found a Bloomberg Terminal.” Recent post titles often mention anthropic, stock, market, earnings and trading. Most posts are text posts (41%).
Is r/wallstreetbets SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/wallstreetbets as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/wallstreetbets?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/wallstreetbets accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Avoid Purely Political Discussion”; “Screenshots of Social Media Posts are Prohibited”; “Market Cap Must Be Above $500MM USD”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/wallstreetbets?
Communities with similar topics include r/MinecraftMemes (3.4M), r/todayilearned (41.7M), r/stocks (9.4M), r/OldSchoolCool (19.7M) and r/CryptoCurrency (10.2M).
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/wallstreetbets.