About r/TwoHotTakes
In its own words:
Subreddit for listeners of the Two Hot Takes Podcast! Here you can post your own write ins, thoughts on the stories shared on the pod, or any ideas for future episodes, etc. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Things posted on this page are subject for use on Two Hot Takes podcast and social media accounts.
Community guide
r/TwoHotTakes (#787, about 1.4 million subscribers) is oriented around: Subreddit for listeners of the Two Hot Takes Podcast! Here you can post your own write ins, thoughts on the stories shared on the pod, or any ideas for future episodes, etc. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Things posted on this… Recent activity samples show 75 posts/day in recent samples (~68% text, ~25% link, ~4% image). Public rules we collected include: Be Kind – Civility and Respect; Only Post Relevant and Quality Content; Crosspost Responsibly; No Duplicate Posts; Do Not Use Modmail for Story Submissions.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed. Match posts to: Be Kind – Civility and Respect; Only Post Relevant and Quality Content; Crosspost Responsibly; No Duplicate Posts.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Search before reposting. Common flairs in samples include: Advice Needed, Listener Write In, Crosspost, Update.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on May 26, 2021, which makes it 5 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,224 subscribers (+0.16%). It sits just behind r/Eminem (#786) and ahead of r/4chan (#788) in our ranking.
What sets r/TwoHotTakes apart
Compared with other large communities, r/TwoHotTakes leans heavily on text posts (68% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 35%). It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 53.5 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.1. For its size it is unusually busy: about 55.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 89% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.99% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 94% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/TwoHotTakes went up from 1,344,326 to 1,357,624 subscribers (+13.3K, +0.99%). That is about 302 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/TwoHotTakes talks about
Looking at the titles of 495 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “aita”, “boyfriend”, “friend”, “aitah” and “husband”. Other frequent themes are mom, relationship, feel, sister, telling and friends. Recurring phrases include “physically attacked”, “boyfriend 34m”, “feel guilty” and “stereo system”. By format, 68% are text posts, 25% are links and 4% are images.
Popular post flairs: Advice Needed (323), Listener Write In (122), Crosspost (31), Update (19).
Activity and best time to post
r/TwoHotTakes gets about 75 new posts a day. The public archive holds 113,833 posts and 6,094,879 comments in total, about 53.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (82 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (54). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/TwoHotTakes
The moderators of r/TwoHotTakes list 10 rules. In short:
- Be Kind – Civility and Respect
- Only Post Relevant and Quality Content
- Crosspost Responsibly
- No Duplicate Posts
- Do Not Use Modmail for Story Submissions
- Respect Other Communities (NO BRIGADING)
- Use Post Flair Correctly
- Adhere to Reddit's Content Policy
- Use Pinned Episode Suggestions/Feedback Thread
- No Spreading Misinformation/Fear Mongering
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/TwoHotTakes 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/TwoHotTakes?
r/TwoHotTakes has 1,357,624 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #787 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 13,298 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/TwoHotTakes created?
r/TwoHotTakes was created on May 26, 2021, so it has been around for 5 years.
Is r/TwoHotTakes still active?
Yes. r/TwoHotTakes gets about 75 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 113,833 posts and 6,094,879 comments. In a sample of 495 recent posts we counted 422 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/TwoHotTakes?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 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/TwoHotTakes?
The community describes itself as: “Subreddit for listeners of the Two Hot Takes Podcast! Here you can post your own write ins, thoughts on the stories shared on the pod, or any ideas for future episodes, etc. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Things posted on this page …” Recent post titles often mention aita, boyfriend, friend, aitah and husband. Most posts are text posts (68%).
Is r/TwoHotTakes SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/TwoHotTakes as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/TwoHotTakes?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/TwoHotTakes accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Be Kind – Civility and Respect”; “Only Post Relevant and Quality Content”; “Crosspost Responsibly”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/TwoHotTakes?
Communities with similar topics include r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M), r/TwoSentenceHorror (1.9M), r/AmItheAsshole (24.7M), r/4chan (1.4M) and r/podcasts (3.9M).
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/TwoHotTakes.