About r/confidentlyincorrect
In its own words:
For those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer
Community guide
r/confidentlyincorrect (#866, about 1.2 million subscribers) is oriented around: For those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer Recent activity samples show 7.0 posts/day in recent samples (~64% image, ~19% gallery, ~14% video). Public rules we collected include: Follow Reddit's Rules; All posts must be on topic; Don't be an ass; Don't get TOO Political; No Scripted Stuff.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Match posts to: Follow Reddit's Rules; All posts must be on topic; Don't be an ass; Don't get TOO Political. Recent samples are image-heavy; titles should explain why the media belongs here.
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. Avoid clickbait titles. Common flairs in samples include: Smug, Comment Thread, Image, Long Video.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 12, 2020, which makes it 6 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 376 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/ZeroWaste (#865) and ahead of r/wholesome (#867) in our ranking.
What sets r/confidentlyincorrect apart
Compared with other large communities, r/confidentlyincorrect leans heavily on images (64% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 22%). It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 54.4 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.0.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/confidentlyincorrect grew from 1,221,224 to 1,224,888 subscribers (+3.7K, +0.30%). That is about 83 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/confidentlyincorrect talks about
Across 42 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “hate”, “confident”, “wrong”, “happened” and “science”. By format, 64% are images, 19% are galleries and 14% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Smug (12), Comment Thread (6), Image (3), Long Video (2), GIF (1), Tik Tok (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/confidentlyincorrect gets about 7.0 new posts a day. The public archive holds 58,329 posts and 3,174,841 comments in total, about 54.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (9 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (3). Posting peaks around 19:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/confidentlyincorrect
The moderators of r/confidentlyincorrect list 9 rules. In short:
- Follow Reddit's Rules
- All posts must be on topic
- Don't be an ass
- Don't get TOO Political
- No Scripted Stuff
- No reposts
- Censor Personal Information
- Do not post conversations you are a part of.
- No clickbait
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/confidentlyincorrect 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/confidentlyincorrect?
r/confidentlyincorrect has 1,224,888 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #866 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,664 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/confidentlyincorrect created?
r/confidentlyincorrect was created on Jan 12, 2020, so it has been around for 6 years.
Is r/confidentlyincorrect still active?
Yes. r/confidentlyincorrect gets about 7.0 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 58,329 posts and 3,174,841 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/confidentlyincorrect?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 19:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/confidentlyincorrect?
The community describes itself as: “For those times when people are way too smug about their wrong answer” Recent post titles often mention hate, confident, wrong, happened and science. Most posts are images (64%).
Is r/confidentlyincorrect SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/confidentlyincorrect as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/confidentlyincorrect?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/confidentlyincorrect accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Follow Reddit's Rules”; “All posts must be on topic”; “Don't be an ass”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/confidentlyincorrect?
Communities with similar topics include r/yesyesyesyesno (2.9M), r/oddlyspecific (3.8M), r/ChoosingBeggars (2.6M), r/Whatcouldgowrong (8M) and r/nonononoyes (4.3M).
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/confidentlyincorrect.