About r/BrandNewSentence
In its own words:
For sentences never before written, found in the wild.
Community guide
r/BrandNewSentence (#659, about 1.6 million subscribers) is oriented around: For sentences never before written, found in the wild. Recent activity samples show 48 posts/day in recent samples (~92% image, ~8% link, ~0% gallery). Public rules we collected include: Post comedic sentences that aren't common; Reposts are not allowed; Avoid satirical sentences, clearly made as a joke; Do not post sentences created by bots / AI; The brand new sentence is encouraged to be in the title, if you can't come up with a good title.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rule list—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Search before reposting common clips/questions. Avoid clickbait titles.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jul 25, 2018, which makes it 8 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,475 subscribers (+0.15%). It sits just behind r/iamverysmart (#658) and ahead of r/rpg (#660) in our ranking.
What sets r/BrandNewSentence apart
r/BrandNewSentence is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 92% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 21% across the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.77% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 89% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 4.1× as many posts as the quietest (06:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/BrandNewSentence grew from 1,592,823 to 1,605,037 subscribers (+12.2K, +0.77%). That is about 278 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/BrandNewSentence talks about
We read the titles of 356 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “man”, “car”, “drugs”, “caught” and “ate”. Other frequent themes are lamb, chips, seat, jail, avoids and dressed. Recurring phrases include “lamb ate”, “ate chips”, “man caught” and “seat avoids”. By format, 92% are images, 8% are links and 0% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/BrandNewSentence gets about 48 new posts a day. The public archive holds 185,060 posts and 2,931,113 comments in total, about 15.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (61 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (35). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.
Rules of r/BrandNewSentence
The moderators of r/BrandNewSentence list 12 rules. In short:
- Post comedic sentences that aren't common
- Reposts are not allowed
- Avoid satirical sentences, clearly made as a joke
- Do not post sentences created by bots / AI
- The brand new sentence is encouraged to be in the title, if you can't come up with a good title
- Link the source in the comments
- Be civil
- No politics in posts or comments
- No nudity or gore
- Be Appropriate.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/BrandNewSentence 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/BrandNewSentence?
r/BrandNewSentence has 1,605,037 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #659 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 12,214 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/BrandNewSentence?
r/BrandNewSentence was created on Jul 25, 2018, so it has been around for 8 years.
How active is r/BrandNewSentence?
Very active: r/BrandNewSentence gets about 48 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 185,060 posts and 2,931,113 comments. In a sample of 356 recent posts we counted 271 different authors.
When is r/BrandNewSentence most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 UTC, with the fewest around 06:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/BrandNewSentence about?
The community describes itself as: “For sentences never before written, found in the wild.” Recent post titles often mention man, car, drugs, caught and ate. Most posts are images (92%).
Is r/BrandNewSentence safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/BrandNewSentence as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/BrandNewSentence?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/BrandNewSentence accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Post comedic sentences that aren't common”; “Reposts are not allowed”; “Avoid satirical sentences, clearly made as a joke”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/BrandNewSentence?
Communities with similar topics include r/TwoSentenceHorror (1.9M), r/Teachers (2.4M), r/AsianBeauty (3.8M), r/BeautyGuruChatter (3.1M) and r/GamePhysics (2.8M).
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/BrandNewSentence.