About r/facepalm
r/facepalm is one of the largest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #97 on SubMouse with 8,109,443 subscribers.
In its own words:
/r/facepalm - please sir can I have some more?
The community was created on Aug 28, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 433 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/rarepuppers (#96) and ahead of r/Whatcouldgowrong (#98) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/facepalm and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
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