About r/holdmybeer
In its own words:
"Hey man, hold my beer. Check this out" the classic words that end in either awesomeness or injury.
Community guide
Looking for r/holdmybeer? This #443 community (about 2.5 million) is "Hey man, hold my beer. Check this out" the classic words that end in either awesomeness or injury. Collected rules highlight Must be a Hold My Beer Moment; No death/gore/injury to animals; and No reposts, among 4 listed. Activity mix in sample: video:5. A thin activity sample (~0.6 ppd across 5 posts) — treat the rate as approximate.
Who this sub is for
Readers land here for "Hey man, hold my beer. Check this out" the classic words that end in either awesomeness or injury. If your post fits a narrower specialist sub better, prefer that room.
Boundaries vs lookalike rooms
General or sibling communities may overlap thematically; r/holdmybeer still enforces its own list—Must be a Hold My Beer Moment; No death/gore/injury to animals; No reposts; No chill. Don’t assume another sub’s norms travel here.
Practical pointers
A thin activity sample (~0.6 ppd across 5 posts) — treat the rate as approximate. Mark spoilers/NSFW when required, avoid reposts if banned, and keep promo within policy. Figures above are SubMouse snapshots.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Nov 8, 2012, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 96 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/JuJutsuKaisen (#442) and ahead of r/LongDistance (#444) in our ranking.
What sets r/holdmybeer apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.2 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/holdmybeer climbed from 2,495,659 to 2,496,397 subscribers (+738, +0.03%). That is about 17 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/holdmybeer gets about 0.6 new posts a day. The public archive holds 41,977 posts and 1,058,087 comments in total, about 25.2 comments per post.
Rules of r/holdmybeer
The moderators of r/holdmybeer list 4 rules. In short:
- Must be a Hold My Beer Moment
- No death/gore/injury to animals
- No reposts
- No chill
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/holdmybeer 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/holdmybeer?
r/holdmybeer has 2,496,397 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #443 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 738 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/holdmybeer?
r/holdmybeer was created on Nov 8, 2012, so it has been around for 13 years.
How active is r/holdmybeer?
Moderately: r/holdmybeer gets about 0.6 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 41,977 posts and 1,058,087 comments.
What is r/holdmybeer about?
The community describes itself as: “"Hey man, hold my beer. Check this out" the classic words that end in either awesomeness or injury.” Recent post titles often mention hmb and cigarette.
Is r/holdmybeer safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/holdmybeer as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/holdmybeer?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/holdmybeer accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “Must be a Hold My Beer Moment”; “No death/gore/injury to animals”; “No reposts”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/holdmybeer?
Communities with similar topics include r/MurderedByWords (3.4M), r/OnePunchMan (2.3M), r/AbruptChaos (2.4M), r/antiwork (3M) and r/whatisit (2.9M).
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/holdmybeer.