About r/rareinsults
In its own words:
Did you stumble across a unique insult? Looking to spice up your vocabulary? This is the place for you! Join our discord here!
Community guide
r/rareinsults (#342, about 3.1 million) collects unique insults to spice vocabulary. Rules: don’t be a dick; no hateful insults; no reposts; must be a rare insult (not generic threat); no PII/politics; proper titles; no long videos/texts; no image macros/memes; no crossposts; no RoastMe; don’t post your own insults; mod discretion. Image/Link (~7.3 ppd).
Rare found insults
Unique third-party insults fit; your own burns and RoastMe material do not.
Not a meme macro
No image macros/memes, politics, or long videos; title the insult properly.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Nov 17, 2017, which makes it 8 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,118 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/somethingimade (#341) and ahead of r/xxfitness (#343) in our ranking.
What sets r/rareinsults apart
Compared with other large communities, r/rareinsults leans heavily on images (94% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/rareinsults went up from 3,110,829 to 3,121,469 subscribers (+10.6K, +0.34%). That is about 242 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/rareinsults talks about
We read the titles of 33 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “lost”, “insult”, “fashion”, “hurts” and “mom”. By format, 94% are images and 6% are links.
Activity and best time to post
r/rareinsults gets about 7.3 new posts a day. The public archive holds 308,668 posts and 4,298,184 comments in total, about 13.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (7 posts) and the quietest was Friday (2). Posting peaks around 00:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/rareinsults
The moderators of r/rareinsults list 13 rules. In short:
- Don't be a dick
- No hateful insults
- Repost
- Not an insult/threat or rare insult/threat
- No personal information
- No politics
- All posts require a proper title
- No long videos (>10s) or long texts
- No image macros/memes
- No crossposts
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/rareinsults 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 subscribers does r/rareinsults have?
r/rareinsults has 3,121,469 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #342 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 10,640 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/rareinsults?
r/rareinsults was created on Nov 17, 2017, so it has been around for 8 years.
How active is r/rareinsults?
Moderately: r/rareinsults gets about 7.3 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 308,668 posts and 4,298,184 comments.
When is r/rareinsults most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 00:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/rareinsults about?
The community describes itself as: “Did you stumble across a unique insult? Looking to spice up your vocabulary? This is the place for you! Join our discord here!” Recent post titles often mention lost, insult, fashion, hurts and mom. Most posts are images (94%).
Is r/rareinsults safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/rareinsults as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/rareinsults?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/rareinsults accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Don't be a dick”; “No hateful insults”; “Repost”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/rareinsults?
Communities with similar topics include r/ThriftStoreHauls (4.2M), r/Boxing (3.2M), r/BestofRedditorUpdates (4M), r/drawing (5.8M) and r/oddlyspecific (3.8M).
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/rareinsults.