About r/Tinder
In its own words:
A community for discussing the online dating app Tinder. Sharing conversations, reviewing profiles and more.
Community guide
r/Tinder is a discussion community about the Tinder dating app—conversations, profile talk, and related dating-app chatter. Rank #135 (about 6.0 million subscribers). Collected rules strip names/locations on non-OC, ban social handles (IG/FB/Snap/Kik/OF/etc.), bots/ads, karma begging, personal attacks, and non-dating-app images.
What belongs
Dating-app discussion and shares that stay on Tinder/dating apps. Activity sample ~64.3 posts/day.
Versus dating and r4r
r/dating discusses the dating process without being an ad board. r4r is for meeting people. Tinder’s rules focus on app screenshots/talk while aggressively removing off-platform social handles and spam.
Practical pointers
No IG/FB/Snap/OF handles; no bots/fake/spam; mark NSFW; no harassment; keep images dating-app related.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Feb 1, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,302 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/RoastMe (#134) and ahead of r/technicallythetruth (#136) in our ranking.
What sets r/Tinder apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Tinder leans heavily on images (60% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 5.0× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Tinder climbed from 5,963,065 to 5,978,151 subscribers (+15.1K, +0.25%). That is about 343 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Tinder talks about
Looking at the titles of 427 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “profile”, “review”, “matches”, “advice” and “likes”. Other frequent themes are looking, photos, help, app, feedback and dating. Recurring phrases include “profile review”, “profile advice”, “dating apps” and “honest opinions”. By format, 60% are images, 37% are galleries and 2% are links.
Popular post flairs: Not Tinder (22), Personal Info (13), Men aren't lonely enough (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/Tinder gets about 64 new posts a day. The public archive holds 990,805 posts and 18,914,925 comments in total, about 19.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (75 posts) and the quietest was Friday (50). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Tinder
The moderators of r/Tinder list 7 rules. In short:
- No Name, No location on non OC
- Contains IG/FB/Snap/kik/OF/Fansly or other social media (Linkedin/twitter)
- Bots/Ads/Fake/Spam
- Literally begging for karma/mentioning /r/tinder
- Personal Attacks / Harassment / Rudeness
- Non-Dating App image
- NSFW Posts
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Tinder 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/Tinder have?
r/Tinder has 5,978,151 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #135 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 15,086 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Tinder created?
r/Tinder was created on Feb 1, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years.
Is r/Tinder still active?
Yes. r/Tinder gets about 64 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 990,805 posts and 18,914,925 comments. In a sample of 427 recent posts we counted 338 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Tinder?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Tinder?
The community describes itself as: “A community for discussing the online dating app Tinder. Sharing conversations, reviewing profiles and more.” Recent post titles often mention profile, review, matches, advice and likes. Most posts are images (60%).
Is r/Tinder SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Tinder as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Tinder?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Tinder accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “No Name, No location on non OC”; “Contains IG/FB/Snap/kik/OF/Fansly or other social media (Linkedin/twitter)”; “Bots/Ads/Fake/Spam”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Tinder?
Communities with similar topics include r/dating (6.3M), r/dating_advice (4.9M), r/CasualConversation (3M), r/psychology (4.9M) and r/Android (3.2M).
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/Tinder.