About r/dankmemes
In its own words:
*le dank
Community guide
r/dankmemes (#138, about 5.9 million subscribers) is a high-volume meme sub whose public description is just “*le dank.” Collected rules do the real defining work: keep it dank, format the meme correctly (no title-as-caption), no politics/agenda posting, no spam/outside links/videos, censor personal info, and a karma threshold mods refuse to discuss in-thread.
Format bar
Memes must be formatted as memes—not a blank image with the joke in the title. Reposts and shitposting are called out separately from “keep it dank.” Activity samples show tens of posts per day (56.1 ppd in the collection window).
Practical pointers
Mark NSFW/spoilers; no brigading or metabaiting; no bigotry. Related list was empty in the catalogue snapshot—comparisons avoided.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 3, 2014, which makes it 12 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,127 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/nutrition (#137) and ahead of r/nasa (#139) in our ranking.
What sets r/dankmemes apart
r/dankmemes is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 98% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 3.0× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/dankmemes grew from 5,901,433 to 5,907,975 subscribers (+6.5K, +0.11%). That is about 149 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/dankmemes talks about
Across 423 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “meme”, “halloween”, “nnn”, “title” and “ram”. Other frequent themes are good, true, guess, billion, different and shit. Recurring phrases include “hotel california”, “california rules”, “hey disney” and “disney pixar”. By format, 98% are images, 1% are videos and 1% are links.
Popular post flairs: Low Effort Meme (19), Big PP OC (14), :runescape1: hi mods :runescape2: (13), I have achieved comedy :goldbeard: (7), OC Maymay ♨ (6), I love when mods don't remove my memes (5).
Activity and best time to post
r/dankmemes gets about 56 new posts a day. The public archive holds 6,098,096 posts and 47,321,710 comments in total, about 7.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (73 posts) and the quietest was Friday (51). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/dankmemes
The moderators of r/dankmemes list 15 rules. In short:
- Follow Reddit's Content Policy
- No Bigotry or Bullying
- Don't be a dick!
- Censor any and all personal information from posts and comments
- No spam, outside links, or videos
- No Metabaiting
- No brigading
- Keep it dank!
- Mark NSFW and spoilers appropriately
- NO REEEEEEE-POSTS!
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/dankmemes 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/dankmemes have?
r/dankmemes has 5,907,975 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #138 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,542 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/dankmemes created?
r/dankmemes was created on Jan 3, 2014, so it has been around for 12 years.
Is r/dankmemes still active?
Yes. r/dankmemes gets about 56 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 6,098,096 posts and 47,321,710 comments. In a sample of 423 recent posts we counted 311 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/dankmemes?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 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/dankmemes?
The community describes itself as: “*le dank” Recent post titles often mention meme, halloween, nnn, title and ram. Most posts are images (98%).
Is r/dankmemes SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/dankmemes 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/dankmemes?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/dankmemes accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and galleries enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “Follow Reddit's Content Policy”; “No Bigotry or Bullying”; “Don't be a dick!”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/dankmemes?
Communities with similar topics include r/Animemes (4.2M), r/memes (36.1M), r/funny (67.6M), r/SipsTea (4.1M) and r/Unexpected (12.1M).
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/dankmemes.