About r/funnyvideos
In its own words:
A community of people sharing and enjoying funny videos they have found on the internet. Has a video made you snort your coffee out of your nose from laughter recently? Then post it here for others to do the same!
The community was created on Nov 17, 2008, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 4,476 subscribers (+0.23%).
What sets r/funnyvideos apart
Compared with other large communities, r/funnyvideos leans heavily on videos (89% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 4%). It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.17% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 98% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 4.0× as many posts as the quietest (06:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/funnyvideos went up from 1,954,863 to 1,977,802 subscribers (+22.9K, +1.17%). That is about 521 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/funnyvideos talks about
Across 92 recent posts (Oct 31–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “halloween”, “happy”, “sakkle”, “games” and “dog”. Other frequent themes are pranks, real, voicing, minions, cringy and wild. By format, 89% are videos, 7% are text posts and 2% are images.
Activity and best time to post
r/funnyvideos gets about 43 new posts a day. The public archive holds 230,435 posts and 1,684,634 comments in total, about 7.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (48 posts) and the quietest was Monday (34). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 06:00 UTC.
Rules of r/funnyvideos
The moderators of r/funnyvideos list 7 rules. In short:
- YouTube, and Content promotion, advertising, or crediting
- Video format
- Video sources
- Video content
- Post titles
- Karma Farming/Monetization
- Comments
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/funnyvideos 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/funnyvideos have?
r/funnyvideos has 1,977,802 subscribers, which makes it the #558 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 22,939 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/funnyvideos?
r/funnyvideos was created on Nov 17, 2008, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/funnyvideos?
Very active: r/funnyvideos gets about 43 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 230,435 posts and 1,684,634 comments. In a sample of 92 recent posts we counted 74 different authors.
When is r/funnyvideos most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 06:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/funnyvideos about?
The community describes itself as: “A community of people sharing and enjoying funny videos they have found on the internet. Has a video made you snort your coffee out of your nose from laughter recently? Then post it here for others to do the same!” Recent post titles often mention halloween, happy, sakkle, games and dog. Most posts are videos (89%).
Is r/funnyvideos safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/funnyvideos as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/funnyvideos?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/funnyvideos accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images and videos enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “YouTube, and Content promotion, advertising, or crediting”; “Video format”; “Video sources”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/funnyvideos?
Communities with similar topics include r/funny (67.6M), r/ContagiousLaughter (13.2M), r/Coffee (2.5M), r/WTF (7.1M) and r/funnysigns (3.1M).
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/funnyvideos.