About r/LinkedInLunatics
In its own words:
Scroll through LinkedIn and you will find a mix of rampant virtue signaling, cringeworthy titles, and stories that could come from r/thathappened. This subreddit is for sharing and discussing these LinkedIn characters. Linkedin is public content, there is no need to hide user names
Community guide
r/LinkedInLunatics (#962, about 1.2 million) screenshots LinkedIn’s cringeworthy hustle-posting, virtue signaling and thathappened-style career stories—public posts, on-topic only.
What belongs
LinkedIn lunacy screenshots (about 39 posts/day; image-heavy). Rules: no threats/harassment; no reposts; no low effort; keep on-topic; no self-promo; no racism. Satire flair limited to Saturdays.
Versus thathappened and iamverybadass
Those catch fake stories and tough-guy posts across the web. LinkedInLunatics is specifically the professional-network cringe genre.
Practical pointers
Stay on LinkedIn content; save satire for Saturday flair.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 1, 2019, which makes it 7 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 4,129 subscribers (+0.38%). It sits just behind r/CatsWithDogs (#961) and ahead of r/canadatravel (#963) in our ranking.
What sets r/LinkedInLunatics apart
Compared with other large communities, r/LinkedInLunatics leans heavily on images (90% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 22%). Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 34.3 comments per post, roughly 2.6× the typical big subreddit (13.1). It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 2.05% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 98% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 4.3× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/LinkedInLunatics grew from 1,080,486 to 1,102,586 subscribers (+22.1K, +2.05%). That is about 502 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/LinkedInLunatics talks about
Looking at the titles of 273 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “linkedin”, “bro”, “work”, “halloween” and “taught”. Other frequent themes are b2b, lunatic, job, sales, plane and crash. Recurring phrases include “plane crash”, “b2b sales”, “halloween lunatic” and “adam robinson”. By format, 90% are images, 10% are galleries and 0% are links.
Popular post flairs: SATIRE ON SATURDAY ONLY (6), Culture War Insanity (5).
Activity and best time to post
r/LinkedInLunatics gets about 39 new posts a day. The public archive holds 88,873 posts and 3,050,448 comments in total, about 34.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (49 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (26). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/LinkedInLunatics
The moderators of r/LinkedInLunatics list 6 rules. In short:
- No threats/harassment
- No Reposts
- No low quality/low effort posts or comments.
- Keep posts on topic
- No self-promoting
- No racism.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/LinkedInLunatics 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/LinkedInLunatics?
r/LinkedInLunatics has 1,102,586 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #962 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 22,100 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/LinkedInLunatics created?
r/LinkedInLunatics was created on Oct 1, 2019, so it has been around for 7 years.
Is r/LinkedInLunatics still active?
Yes. r/LinkedInLunatics gets about 39 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 88,873 posts and 3,050,448 comments. In a sample of 273 recent posts we counted 243 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/LinkedInLunatics?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/LinkedInLunatics?
The community describes itself as: “Scroll through LinkedIn and you will find a mix of rampant virtue signaling, cringeworthy titles, and stories that could come from r/thathappened. This subreddit is for sharing and discussing these LinkedIn characters. …” Recent post titles often mention linkedin, bro, work, halloween and taught. Most posts are images (90%).
Is r/LinkedInLunatics SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/LinkedInLunatics as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/LinkedInLunatics?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/LinkedInLunatics accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “No threats/harassment”; “No Reposts”; “No low quality/low effort posts or comments.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/LinkedInLunatics?
Communities with similar topics include r/iamverybadass (1.2M), r/skyrim (2.6M), r/nottheonion (26.1M), r/Bossfight (1.5M) and r/PublicFreakout (4.9M).
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/LinkedInLunatics.