About r/mildlyinteresting
r/mildlyinteresting is one of the largest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #22 on SubMouse with 25,444,167 subscribers.
In its own words:
Aww, cripes. I didn't know I'd have to write a description. How many words is that so far, like a hundred? Soooo, yeah. Mildly interesting stuff. Stuff that interests you. Mildly. It's in the name, ffs.
The community was created on Feb 5, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 9,850 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/nottheonion (#21) and ahead of r/AmItheAsshole (#23) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting 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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