r/UpliftingNews (about 20.5M members, directory rank #38) shares positive, feel-good news stories. Personal smile-inducing posts, general news coverage and bizarre-but-true onion-like stories each fit better when the tone is not uplifting news.
How to choose
Stay on UpliftingNews for positive news stories. Use MadeMeSmile for personal feel-good posts, news for general current events, and nottheonion for true stories that sound satirical.
Starting point: r/UpliftingNews
r/UpliftingNews
— Uplifting News
- Members: 20.5M
- Directory rank: #38
- 7-day growth: +3.4K
A place to read and share positive and uplifting, feel good news stories.
Curated alternatives
MadeMeSmile
- Members: 12.7M
- Directory rank: #67
When to choose it: Personal feel-good posts rather than news.
Why it is here: Directory related. Direct SubMouse compare MadeMeSmile vs UpliftingNews (about 12.7M members, rank #67).
How it differs from r/UpliftingNews: Personal smile posts versus uplifting news articles.
News
- Members: 31.6M
- Directory rank: #14
When to choose it: General current events without an uplifting filter.
Why it is here: Large news hub (about 31.6M members, rank #14). See news vs worldnews.
How it differs from r/UpliftingNews: General news versus positive-news filter.
Sadly, this is not the Onion.
- Members: 26.1M
- Directory rank: #21
When to choose it: True stories that sound like satire.
Why it is here: Directory related. Public description: true stories you could have sworn were from The Onion (about 26.1M members, rank #21).
How it differs from r/UpliftingNews: Bizarre-true tone versus uplifting tone.
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Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and culture claims appear only when we have them — missing fields stay n/a. Directory rank is listing order. Communities outside the published Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page. Guide updated 2026-11-07.