About r/youtubehaiku
In its own words:
Poetic and/or funny YouTube videos under 30 seconds. Brevity is the soul of wit. Videos 14 seconds and under are known as Haiku videos and 15-30 seconds are Poetry.
Community guide
r/youtubehaiku (#400, about 2.8 million) collects poetic/funny YouTube videos under 30 seconds: ≤14s as Haiku, 15–30s as Poetry. Rules ban channel spam, scripted TV/movie clips, vines/compilations, death/NSFL nature, spoilers (permaban), and require meme flair/tag for memes. Video (~1.9 ppd, n=21).
Haiku vs Poetry length
Under 14 seconds → Haiku; 15–30 → Poetry. Longer clips don’t fit.
Not TV rips or comps
No scripted television/movie content, no Vines, no compilations; originality and brevity matter.
Practical pointers
Six-month repost window; spoiler posts are a permanent ban risk; mark memes correctly.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Mar 16, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 42 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/DoesAnybodyElse (#399) and ahead of r/StrangerThings (#401) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “videos” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/youtubehaiku apart
Compared with other large communities, r/youtubehaiku leans heavily on videos (100% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 5%). r/youtubehaiku is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 4.6 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 13.6. Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.7 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. Growth has more or less levelled off (0.01% since Sep 19, 2026), which is common for very mature communities.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/youtubehaiku went up from 2,791,850 to 2,792,169 subscribers (+319, +0.01%). That is about 7 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Activity and best time to post
r/youtubehaiku gets about 1.9 new posts a day. The public archive holds 457,783 posts and 2,106,730 comments in total, about 4.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (5 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (1).
Rules of r/youtubehaiku
The moderators of r/youtubehaiku list 10 rules. In short:
- No channel spam or excessive self-promotion.
- A Haiku is any poetic video under 14 seconds.
- Poetry videos can be 15-30 seconds.
- No scripted Television or Movie content.
- Reposts will be removed (6 month limit).
- Don't be a dick.
- You will be perma-banned for posting spoilers.
- No videos involving death (NSFL Nature).
- No Vines. No Compilations.
- Memes must have meme flair and [Meme] tag in title.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/youtubehaiku 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 big is r/youtubehaiku?
r/youtubehaiku has 2,792,169 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #400 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 319 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/youtubehaiku created?
r/youtubehaiku was created on Mar 16, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/youtubehaiku still active?
Yes. r/youtubehaiku gets about 1.9 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 457,783 posts and 2,106,730 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/youtubehaiku?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/youtubehaiku?
The community describes itself as: “Poetic and/or funny YouTube videos under 30 seconds. Brevity is the soul of wit. Videos 14 seconds and under are known as Haiku videos and 15-30 seconds are Poetry.” Recent post titles often mention haiku, poetry and meme. Most posts are videos (100%).
Is r/youtubehaiku SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/youtubehaiku as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/youtubehaiku?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/youtubehaiku accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “No channel spam or excessive self-promotion.”; “A Haiku is any poetic video under 14 seconds.”; “Poetry videos can be 15-30 seconds.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/youtubehaiku?
Communities with similar topics include r/youtube (3.5M), r/DeepIntoYouTube (3M), r/funny (67.6M), r/me_irl (8M) and r/videos (26.9M).
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/youtubehaiku.