About r/IdiotsFightingThings
In its own words:
A subreddit for videos, gifs, pictures, etc... of people fighting inanimate objects.
Community guide
r/IdiotsFightingThings (#873, about 1.2 million subscribers) is oriented around: A subreddit for videos, gifs, pictures, etc... of people fighting inanimate objects. Recent activity samples show 0.7 posts/day in recent samples (~67% video, ~25% link, ~8% image). Public rules we collected include: Not relevant/No idiot fighting things; Death; Racism/Bigotry.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Match posts to: Not relevant/No idiot fighting things; Death; Racism/Bigotry.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Common flairs in samples include: Removed: Frequent Repost.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 27, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 0 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/Finanzen (#872) and ahead of r/SkincareAddicts (#875) in our ranking.
What sets r/IdiotsFightingThings apart
Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 31.3 comments per post, roughly 2.4× the typical big subreddit (13.0). Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.6 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/IdiotsFightingThings grew from 1,215,864 to 1,216,536 subscribers (+672, +0.06%). That is about 15 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/IdiotsFightingThings gets about 0.7 new posts a day. The public archive holds 25,910 posts and 810,174 comments in total, about 31.3 comments per post.
Rules of r/IdiotsFightingThings
The moderators of r/IdiotsFightingThings list 3 rules. In short:
- Not relevant/No idiot fighting things
- Death
- Racism/Bigotry
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/IdiotsFightingThings 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/IdiotsFightingThings have?
r/IdiotsFightingThings has 1,216,536 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #873 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 672 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/IdiotsFightingThings?
r/IdiotsFightingThings was created on Jun 27, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years.
How active is r/IdiotsFightingThings?
Moderately: r/IdiotsFightingThings gets about 0.7 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 25,910 posts and 810,174 comments.
What is r/IdiotsFightingThings about?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit for videos, gifs, pictures, etc... of people fighting inanimate objects.” Recent post titles often mention come, single, caught and human.
Is r/IdiotsFightingThings safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/IdiotsFightingThings as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/IdiotsFightingThings?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/IdiotsFightingThings accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 3 posted rules, starting with: “Not relevant/No idiot fighting things”; “Death”; “Racism/Bigotry”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/IdiotsFightingThings?
Communities with similar topics include r/IdiotsInCars (4.1M), r/Pareidolia (1.2M), r/savedyouaclick (1.9M), r/whatisthisthing (3.2M) and r/gifs (21.5M).
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/IdiotsFightingThings.