About r/BlackPeopleTwitter
In its own words:
Screenshots of Black people being hilarious or insightful on social media, it doesn't need to just be twitter but obviously that is best.
Community guide
r/BlackPeopleTwitter highlights hilarious or insightful social-media posts from Black people (Twitter and beyond). Rank #127 (about 6.3 million subscribers). Rules require Black creators on social media, ban corporate/meme accounts, demand respectability around AAVE/slang complaints, and include a “country club” style participation note in the rule list we collected.
What to post
Screenshots/clips that showcase Black voices being funny or insightful—not generic meme accounts.
Versus other PeopleTwitter subs
WhitePeopleTwitter, LatinoPeopleTwitter, and BikiniBottomTwitter are parallel screenshot formats with different subject filters. This one’s subject rule is explicit: social media posts from Black people only.
Practical pointers
No racism; no reposts; avoid bad-faith participation; follow country-club / participation rules as enforced by mods (details on Reddit).
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 8, 2014, which makes it 12 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,119 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/dating (#126) and ahead of r/Overwatch (#128) in our ranking.
What sets r/BlackPeopleTwitter apart
r/BlackPeopleTwitter is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 57% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 45.5 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 14.0. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 11.0× as many posts as the quietest (00:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/BlackPeopleTwitter went up from 6,260,496 to 6,270,463 subscribers (+10K, +0.16%). That is about 227 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/BlackPeopleTwitter talks about
Looking at the titles of 135 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “black”, “white”, “good”, “election” and “ass”. Other frequent themes are face, wild, racism, arrest, counts and threads. Recurring phrases include “median net”, “net wealth”, “black families” and “white families”. By format, 57% are images, 29% are videos and 7% are links.
Popular post flairs: Removed - Rule 1 (15), TikTok Tuesday (8), Country Club Thread (6), Removed - Rule 7 No Reposts (3).
Activity and best time to post
r/BlackPeopleTwitter gets about 17 new posts a day. The public archive holds 442,398 posts and 20,141,546 comments in total, about 45.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (55 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (5). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/BlackPeopleTwitter
The moderators of r/BlackPeopleTwitter list 13 rules. In short:
- Social media posts from black people only
- Bad Faith Participation
- Respectability
- No Racism/Hate speech
- Posts must be showcasing somebody being hilarious or insightful on social media.
- Reddit Cliches
- No reposts
- Bad post title
- Don't complain about the use of AAVE or slang.
- Please respect these voices of the users of this community
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter 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/BlackPeopleTwitter have?
r/BlackPeopleTwitter has 6,270,463 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #127 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 9,967 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/BlackPeopleTwitter created?
r/BlackPeopleTwitter was created on Oct 8, 2014, so it has been around for 12 years.
Is r/BlackPeopleTwitter still active?
Yes. r/BlackPeopleTwitter gets about 17 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 442,398 posts and 20,141,546 comments. In a sample of 135 recent posts we counted 96 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/BlackPeopleTwitter?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/BlackPeopleTwitter?
The community describes itself as: “Screenshots of Black people being hilarious or insightful on social media, it doesn't need to just be twitter but obviously that is best.” Recent post titles often mention black, white, good, election and ass. Most posts are images (57%).
Is r/BlackPeopleTwitter SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/BlackPeopleTwitter as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/BlackPeopleTwitter?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/BlackPeopleTwitter accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Social media posts from black people only”; “Bad Faith Participation”; “Respectability”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/BlackPeopleTwitter?
Communities with similar topics include r/BikiniBottomTwitter (4.8M), r/blackmagicfuckery (4.6M), r/WhitePeopleTwitter (3.1M), r/CollegeBasketball (3M) and r/AnimalsBeingJerks (6.5M).
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/BlackPeopleTwitter.