How the cute animals communities compare
A few giants dominate — r/aww, r/AnimalsBeingDerps and r/AnimalTextGifs together account for 99% of the combined membership. r/aww is both the biggest and the busiest, with about 130 new posts a day. Per member, the liveliest is r/aww_gifs: 3.1 posts a day from 26.4K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/AnimalsBeingDerps grew fastest recently (+0.04%, +3.1K members since Oct 26). The oldest is r/aww, founded in 2008, and only one community here is younger than five years: r/Aww_Espanol (2021).
6 cute animals subreddits by member count
r/aww 37,900,378 members · ~130 posts/day · +2.7K since Oct 26 · since 2008Things that make you go AWW! -- like puppies, bunnies, babies, and so on... Feel free to post original pictures and videos of cute things.
r/AnimalsBeingDerps 8,540,756 members · ~13 posts/day · +3.1K since Oct 26 · since 2013Pictures, gifs and videos of animals being derps
r/AnimalTextGifs 1,215,193 members · +21 since Oct 26 · since 2014Animal Text Gifs is a subreddit for posts with superimposed text over moving images suggesting that the animal in question is speaking about the situation at hand.
- Ar/Aww_Espanol ↗ 412,801 members · ~18 posts/day · since 2021
r/aww pero en español. En este subreddit podrás compartir las imágenes y videos más lindos y tiernos que encuentres bienvenid@ !!
- Cr/cuteanimals ↗ 67,769 members · since 2010
We believe that all animals, regardless of their size, shape, or color, are beautiful and precious in their own way. We come together to learn about animals, build each other up, and celebrate life in all of its forms.
- Ar/aww_gifs ↗ 26,429 members · ~3.1 posts/day · since 2012
Post your cute gifs! Animal, baby, it doesn't matter.
What these communities upvoted this week
This week's best-received posts from a few of the communities above — a quick way to get a feel for each one.
- My Old Man Turns 21 Today. Might Need to Have a Discussion About his Bad Habitsr/aww · Oct 31
- Skylight above the bed had a lot going on this morningr/AnimalsBeingDerps · Nov 1
- My dog thinks , my cat is her son.r/aww · Oct 29
- Fun fishr/AnimalsBeingDerps · Oct 30
Choosing where to post
Competition for attention differs a lot: r/AnimalsBeingDerps has 8.5M members but only about 13 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 677.8K members — while r/aww gets about 130 a day, one for every 291.1K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/AnimalsBeingDerps; r/aww is better when you want quick replies. Rule sets vary: of the communities we have rules for, r/AnimalsBeingDerps lists 12, against 8 in r/AnimalTextGifs, so a post that is fine in one can be removed in another.
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which cute animals subreddit has the most members?
Of the communities listed here, r/aww is the largest, with 37,900,378 members, followed by r/AnimalsBeingDerps (8.5M) and r/AnimalTextGifs (1.2M).
Where are the most new cute animals posts?
By new posts per day, r/aww leads with about 130, ahead of r/Aww_Espanol (18). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
How many cute animals communities are on this list?
We list 6 safe-for-work cute animals communities with at least 25,000 members each, 48.2M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest cute animals subreddit?
r/aww, created on Jan 25, 2008.
Are these cute animals subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.