About r/antiwork
In its own words:
A subreddit for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on anti-work ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles.
Community guide
r/antiwork (#362, about 3 million) is for people curious about ending work, work-free living, anti-work ideas, and personal help with work-related struggles. Rules: respect that it is a workers’ space; participate in good faith; no spam/low-effort; contribute original content; follow sitewide TOS. Text/Link (~56.4 ppd).
Workers’ space
Respect that Antiwork is framed as a workers’ space; good-faith participation required.
Original, not low-effort
Skip spam and low-effort dumps; contribute original content under sitewide TOS.
Practical pointers
Text/link/image mix in samples; keep discussion constructive.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Aug 14, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,115 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/vandwellers (#361) and ahead of r/hacking (#363) in our ranking.
What sets r/antiwork apart
Compared with other large communities, r/antiwork leans heavily on text posts (64% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%). Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 38.1 comments per post, roughly 2.7× the typical big subreddit (14.0). Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 3.3× as many posts as the quietest (10:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/antiwork climbed from 3,003,294 to 3,011,726 subscribers (+8.4K, +0.28%). That is about 192 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/antiwork talks about
Across 381 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “job”, “work”, “company”, “boss” and “pay”. Other frequent themes are workers, working, feel, life, jobs and fired. Recurring phrases include “full-time workers”, “workers probably”, “avoid giving” and “health insurance”. By format, 64% are text posts, 17% are links and 15% are images.
Activity and best time to post
r/antiwork gets about 56 new posts a day. The public archive holds 672,253 posts and 25,603,381 comments in total, about 38.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (65 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (38). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 10:00 UTC.
Rules of r/antiwork
The moderators of r/antiwork list 5 rules. In short:
- Respect that Antiwork is a workers' space
- Participate in good faith
- No spam, no low-effort content
- Contribute original content
- Follow sitewide terms of service
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/antiwork 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/antiwork have?
r/antiwork has 3,011,726 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #362 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,432 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/antiwork created?
r/antiwork was created on Aug 14, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years.
Is r/antiwork still active?
Yes. r/antiwork gets about 56 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 672,253 posts and 25,603,381 comments. In a sample of 381 recent posts we counted 334 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/antiwork?
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 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 10:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/antiwork?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on anti-work ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related s…” Recent post titles often mention job, work, company, boss and pay. Most posts are text posts (64%).
Is r/antiwork SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/antiwork as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/antiwork?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/antiwork accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Respect that Antiwork is a workers' space”; “Participate in good faith”; “No spam, no low-effort content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/antiwork?
Communities with similar topics include r/astrophotography (2.6M), r/careerguidance (5.1M), r/Filmmakers (3.1M), r/povertyfinance (2.9M) and r/painting (4.6M).
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/antiwork.