About r/memes
r/memes is one of the ten biggest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #10 on SubMouse with 36,124,588 subscribers.
In its own words:
Memes! A way of describing cultural information being shared. An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
The community was created on Jul 5, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 32,763 subscribers (+0.09%). It sits just behind r/movies (#9) and ahead of r/science (#11) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/memes 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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