About r/3amjokes
In its own words:
/r/3amjokes - for all the stupid humor of sleep deprivation. Have you been up for longer than a normal human being can operate? Good. Have you just laughed at a joke that wouldn't be funny otherwise? submit your insomniac dad jokes today
Community guide
r/3amjokes sits near #466 in SubMouse’s SFW Top-1000 (about 2.4 million). It is for all the stupid humor of sleep deprivation. Have you been up for longer than a normal human being can operate? Good. Collected rules highlight Be Civil; Post Only Jokes; and No spam, among 4 listed. Activity mix in sample: text:96. Busy sample (~12.4 ppd across 96 posts).
How posts show up
Recent sample mix: text:96. Busy sample (~12.4 ppd across 96 posts). That mix is a snapshot, not a posting quota—rules still decide what stays.
Scope checklist
On-scope means staying true to: for all the stupid humor of sleep deprivation. Have you been up for longer than a normal human being can operate? Good. Off-scope, spam, and listed bans (Be Civil) get removed.
Practical pointers
Skim the top listed rules before asking something already covered. Key themes: Be Civil; Post Only Jokes; No spam; No promoting targeted hate. Be civil; don’t invent unstated culture.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 19, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 471 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/cscareerquestions (#464) and ahead of r/nintendo (#467) in our ranking.
What sets r/3amjokes apart
r/3amjokes is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 100% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 34% across the Top 100. People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 6.6 comments per post, against 13.6 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 8.0× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/3amjokes grew from 2,387,401 to 2,390,398 subscribers (+3K, +0.13%). That is about 68 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/3amjokes talks about
Looking at the titles of 96 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “call”, “man”, “sing”, “german” and “woman”. Other frequent themes are gay, excuse, funeral, duck, closed and asked. Recurring phrases include “japanese restaurant”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Activity and best time to post
r/3amjokes gets about 12 new posts a day. The public archive holds 101,798 posts and 668,076 comments in total, about 6.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (19 posts) and the quietest was Friday (9). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/3amjokes
The moderators of r/3amjokes list 4 rules. In short:
- Be Civil
- Post Only Jokes
- No spam
- No promoting targeted hate
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/3amjokes 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/3amjokes have?
r/3amjokes has 2,390,398 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #466 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,997 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/3amjokes?
r/3amjokes was created on Oct 19, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
How active is r/3amjokes?
Moderately: r/3amjokes gets about 12 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 101,798 posts and 668,076 comments. In a sample of 96 recent posts we counted 76 different authors.
When is r/3amjokes most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/3amjokes about?
The community describes itself as: “/r/3amjokes - for all the stupid humor of sleep deprivation. Have you been up for longer than a normal human being can operate? Good. Have you just laughed at a joke that wouldn't be funny otherwise? submit your insomni…” Recent post titles often mention call, man, sing, german and woman. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/3amjokes safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/3amjokes as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/3amjokes?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/3amjokes accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “Be Civil”; “Post Only Jokes”; “No spam”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/3amjokes?
Communities with similar topics include r/dadjokes (12.2M), r/Jokes (30.4M), r/humor (2.9M), r/funny (67.6M) and r/funnysigns (3.1M).
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/3amjokes.