About r/ChildrenFallingOver
In its own words:
it's hilarious to see little humans topple over. What more can we say?
Community guide
r/ChildrenFallingOver (#385, about 2.9 million) is lighthearted clips of little humans toppling over. Rules require a child actually falling, human children only, funny/lighthearted tone, injury flair when appropriate, no serious injuries, direct links, no compilations. Extremely thin sample (~0.3 ppd, n=3).
One fall, one clip
Post must show a child falling; compilations and non-human stand-ins fail.
Lighthearted only
Serious injuries are banned; use injury flair when a minor tumble still needs a heads-up.
Practical pointers
Prefer direct links; volume is tiny in this snapshot—check live before assuming activity.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 2, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 117 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/humor (#384) and ahead of r/OpenAI (#386) in our ranking.
What sets r/ChildrenFallingOver apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.1 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/ChildrenFallingOver climbed from 2,901,700 to 2,902,420 subscribers (+720, +0.02%). That is about 16 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/ChildrenFallingOver gets about 0.3 new posts a day. The public archive holds 33,486 posts and 454,343 comments in total, about 13.6 comments per post.
Rules of r/ChildrenFallingOver
The moderators of r/ChildrenFallingOver list 7 rules. In short:
- Post must contain child falling over
- Use injury flair when appropriate
- No serious injuries
- Funny, lighthearted content only
- Post must contain human children
- Direct links only, unless unavoidable
- No compilation videos
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/ChildrenFallingOver 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/ChildrenFallingOver?
r/ChildrenFallingOver has 2,902,420 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #385 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 720 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/ChildrenFallingOver?
r/ChildrenFallingOver was created on Oct 2, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years.
How active is r/ChildrenFallingOver?
Moderately: r/ChildrenFallingOver gets about 0.3 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 33,486 posts and 454,343 comments.
What is r/ChildrenFallingOver about?
The community describes itself as: “it's hilarious to see little humans topple over. What more can we say?”
Is r/ChildrenFallingOver safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/ChildrenFallingOver as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/ChildrenFallingOver?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/ChildrenFallingOver accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Post must contain child falling over”; “Use injury flair when appropriate”; “No serious injuries”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/ChildrenFallingOver?
Communities with similar topics include r/HumansBeingBros (6.8M), r/WTF (7.1M), r/iphone (4.7M), r/FunnyAnimals (8.7M) and r/30PlusSkinCare (2.5M).
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/ChildrenFallingOver.