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Idiots Nearly Dying

Almost dying . . . almost. No actual death, dismemberment, or gore; this sub is for close calls or things that could have gone much worse. This is a Safe For Work sub.

727k subscribers6 posts / mo in Sep 20266 authors / mosince 2016

r/IdiotsNearlyDying has 727k members (+0.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 6 posts a month from 6 people. Top topics: DumbAndIdioticRoasts, Car Accidents & Close Calls USA and Lane Issues.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+0.8%in 12 months · +0.1% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026727k
Growing727k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/IdiotsNearlyDying

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−86%vs Sep 2025 · −18% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20266
QuieterPeaked at 254 in Sep 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/IdiotsNearlyDying

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. DumbAndIdioticRoasts0.7%
  2. Car Accidents & Close Calls USA0.3%
  3. Lane Issues0.3%
  4. AlligatorCrocodileFun0.3%
  5. Bike Race Crashes0.3%

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research