About r/bestof
In its own words:
The best of reddit comments
Community guide
r/bestof (#162, about 5.4 million) highlights strong Reddit comments—the catalogue calls it “the best of reddit comments.” Rules require comments or self posts only (no external links/images) and high quality.
Fit
Curated comment excellence. Sample ~3.1 ppd.
Practical pointers
No external link/image posts; keep quality high per rules.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 445 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/Steam (#161) and ahead of r/ModernWarfareII (#163) in our ranking.
What sets r/bestof apart
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/bestof climbed from 5,358,053 to 5,361,230 subscribers (+3.2K, +0.06%). That is about 72 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/bestof gets about 3.1 new posts a day. The public archive holds 346,856 posts and 4,565,394 comments in total, about 13.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (5 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (2). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.
Rules of r/bestof
The moderators of r/bestof list 2 rules. In short:
- Comments or Self Posts only. No external links or images.
- Comments should be of a high quality
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/bestof 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/bestof?
r/bestof has 5,361,230 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #162 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,177 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/bestof?
r/bestof was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
How active is r/bestof?
Moderately: r/bestof gets about 3.1 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 346,856 posts and 4,565,394 comments.
When is r/bestof most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/bestof about?
The community describes itself as: “The best of reddit comments” Recent post titles often mention explains, description, election and simple. Most posts are links (96%).
Is r/bestof safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/bestof as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/bestof?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/bestof accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts). It has 2 posted rules, starting with: “Comments or Self Posts only. No external links or images.”; “Comments should be of a high quality”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/bestof?
Communities with similar topics include r/BestofRedditorUpdates (4M), r/cursedcomments (3.3M), r/math (4M), r/BuyItForLife (4M) and r/AskEconomics (1.5M).
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/bestof.