About r/ChoosingBeggars
In its own words:
This subreddit is for posting screenshots, pictures, or stories of people who are being way too picky when begging for things.
Community guide
r/ChoosingBeggars (#430, about 2.6 million) is for screenshots, pictures, or stories of people who are far too picky while begging. Rules require blurring identifying info (including OP’s), prefer Imgur for pictures, insist the person is both a beggar and choosy, ban linking other subreddits or inciting visits to the source page, block recent/top reposts, and ask for a real title effort. Image/gallery-heavy sample (~5.9 ppd).
Beggar + choosy
Both conditions must hold—mere rudeness without begging, or begging without pickiness, is off-scope.
Privacy and linking
Blur ages, names, locations (including OP); prefer Imgur; don’t link other subs or send users to harass the original page.
Reposts and titles
No reposts from the top 100, front page, or last 12 months; put effort into the title; be nice to other users.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Dec 16, 2014, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 276 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/minimalism (#429) and ahead of r/business (#431) in our ranking.
What sets r/ChoosingBeggars apart
Compared with other large communities, r/ChoosingBeggars leans heavily on images (49% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 19%). It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 40.4 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.6.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/ChoosingBeggars grew from 2,599,580 to 2,601,683 subscribers (+2.1K, +0.08%). That is about 48 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/ChoosingBeggars talks about
Looking at the titles of 47 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “free”, “pay”, “comments”, “family” and “price”. Other frequent themes are good, person, marketplace, support, founders and possible. Recurring phrases include “vhcol area”, “area comments”, “comments included” and “free food”. By format, 49% are images, 38% are galleries and 13% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: MEDIUM (1), SHORT (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/ChoosingBeggars gets about 5.9 new posts a day. The public archive holds 175,690 posts and 7,102,702 comments in total, about 40.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (12 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (3). Posting peaks around 23:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/ChoosingBeggars
The moderators of r/ChoosingBeggars list 10 rules. In short:
- Blur out identifying info (Age, Name(s), Location, etc). This includes OP's info.
- Please use [Imgur](http://imgur.com) for pictures.
- Please be nice to other users.
- Don't link to other subreddits.
- Don't incite others to visit the page a given post pertains to.
- Person must be a beggar
- Person must be choosy
- No reposts from top 100, front page or last 12 months.
- Moderators may use discretion.
- Please make an effort with your title.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/ChoosingBeggars 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/ChoosingBeggars have?
r/ChoosingBeggars has 2,601,683 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #430 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,103 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/ChoosingBeggars created?
r/ChoosingBeggars was created on Dec 16, 2014, so it has been around for 11 years.
Is r/ChoosingBeggars still active?
Yes. r/ChoosingBeggars gets about 5.9 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 175,690 posts and 7,102,702 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/ChoosingBeggars?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 23:00 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/ChoosingBeggars?
The community describes itself as: “This subreddit is for posting screenshots, pictures, or stories of people who are being way too picky when begging for things.” Recent post titles often mention free, pay, comments, family and price. Most posts are images (49%).
Is r/ChoosingBeggars SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/ChoosingBeggars as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/ChoosingBeggars?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/ChoosingBeggars accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Blur out identifying info (Age, Name(s), Location, etc). This includes OP's info.”; “Please use [Imgur](http://imgur.com) for pictures.”; “Please be nice to other users.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/ChoosingBeggars?
Communities with similar topics include r/oddlyspecific (3.8M), r/AnimalsBeingJerks (6.5M), r/yesyesyesyesno (2.9M), r/HumansBeingBros (6.8M) and r/AnimalsBeingDerps (8.5M).
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/ChoosingBeggars.