About r/youseeingthisshit
Community guide
r/youseeingthisshit (#419, about 2.7 million) collects reaction-video posts under the title “Are you seeing this shit?” Collected rules are short: post a reaction video, submit a direct link, and avoid rule violations. The activity snapshot is very thin (~1.7 ppd; sample_n=6, all video).
Reaction video + direct link
Rules emphasize posting a reaction video and using a direct link rather than indirect or non-reaction content.
What the sample shows
The tiny collected sample is video-only with no flairs listed—confirm live norms before posting.
Thin-activity caveat
With only a handful of sampled posts, treat mix and volume as provisional; follow the three listed rules and Reddit-wide norms.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Mar 29, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,841 subscribers (+0.07%). It sits just behind r/electronicmusic (#418) and ahead of r/Coronavirus (#420) in our ranking.
What sets r/youseeingthisshit apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.6 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/youseeingthisshit grew from 2,651,884 to 2,658,487 subscribers (+6.6K, +0.25%). That is about 150 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/youseeingthisshit gets about 1.7 new posts a day. The public archive holds 91,683 posts and 1,995,013 comments in total, about 21.8 comments per post.
Rules of r/youseeingthisshit
The moderators of r/youseeingthisshit list 3 rules. In short:
- Post a reaction video
- Submit a direct link
- Rules Violations
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/youseeingthisshit 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/youseeingthisshit?
r/youseeingthisshit has 2,658,487 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #419 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,603 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/youseeingthisshit created?
r/youseeingthisshit was created on Mar 29, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years.
Is r/youseeingthisshit still active?
Yes. r/youseeingthisshit gets about 1.7 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 91,683 posts and 1,995,013 comments.
What kind of posts are on r/youseeingthisshit?
The community describes itself as: “Are you seeing this shit?” Recent post titles often mention birthday.
Is r/youseeingthisshit SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/youseeingthisshit as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/youseeingthisshit?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/youseeingthisshit accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 3 posted rules, starting with: “Post a reaction video”; “Submit a direct link”; “Rules Violations”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/youseeingthisshit?
Communities with similar topics include r/Eyebleach (4.6M), r/cursedcomments (3.3M), r/IdiotsInCars (4.1M), r/CharacterAI (2.6M) and r/Metal (2.6M).
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/youseeingthisshit.