About r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses
In its own words:
Animals are getting smarter. Let the proof be shown!
Community guide
r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses (#542, about 2.0 million) — Animals are getting smarter. Let the proof be shown! Collected rules highlight Animal must be genius; Genius must be evident from pic/video; No staged content, among 9 listed. Activity mix in sample: image:2, video:2. Li.
What belongs here
Posts should match the community’s curatorial bar—Animals are getting smarter. Let the proof be shown!. Hard filters include: Animal must be genius; Genius must be evident from pic/video; No staged content; No animal or breed hate. Off-scope, spam, and low-effort dumps are the usual removal reasons when those rules are listed.
How it differs
The curatorial rules above are the real differentiator versus generic meme dumps—title constraints, content bans, and repost policies on file matter more than vibes.
Before you post
Common flairs in the sample: Dogs 🐶🐕🦺🐕🦮, Birds 🕊🦤🦜🦩🦚, Other 🪱🦇🦖🐌🦄. Recent sample composition: image:2, video:2. Li. Format-sensitive rules to read first: No reposts; No spam/self-promotion/fundraising/surveys/etc.. Treat subscriber and posts-per-day figures as directory snapshots, not live Reddit counters.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Nov 21, 2013, which makes it 12 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 537 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/TooAfraidToAsk (#541) and ahead of r/elonmusk (#543) in our ranking.
What sets r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.3 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.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses climbed from 2,029,730 to 2,034,111 subscribers (+4.4K, +0.22%). That is about 100 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/AnimalsBeingGeniuses gets about 0.7 new posts a day. The public archive holds 16,878 posts and 172,709 comments in total, about 10.2 comments per post.
Rules of r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses
The moderators of r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses list 9 rules. In short:
- Animal must be genius
- Genius must be evident from pic/video
- No staged content
- No animal or breed hate
- No memes/comics/etc.
- No reposts
- Don't be a dick
- No spam/self-promotion/fundraising/surveys/etc.
- No soapboxing
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses 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 members does r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses have?
r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses has 2,034,111 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #542 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,381 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses created?
r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses was created on Nov 21, 2013, so it has been around for 12 years.
Is r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses still active?
Moderately: r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses gets about 0.7 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 16,878 posts and 172,709 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses?
The community describes itself as: “Animals are getting smarter. Let the proof be shown!”
Is r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Animal must be genius”; “Genius must be evident from pic/video”; “No staged content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses?
Communities with similar topics include r/AnimalsBeingJerks (6.5M), r/AnimalsBeingBros (6.9M), r/AnimalsBeingDerps (8.5M), r/AdviceAnimals (9.9M) and r/AnimalCrossing (2.9M).
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/AnimalsBeingGeniuses.