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r/MakeMeSmile↗

Beat The Grumps

Not every day is easy. That's why this place exists: to fight for the smile anyway! Post what can break through a bad day and make someone smile - uncontrollably. Part of the Reddit Safe Community Network. "The light must always win. Even if all we've ever known is dark."

191k subscribers243 posts / mo in Sep 2026136 authors / mosince 2011

r/MakeMeSmile has 191k members (+66% over the last 12 months). It gets about 243 posts a month from 136 people. Top topics: Watercolor Landscapes, Cute Cats & Cat Love and Happy Dogs Smiles.

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Size and growth

How r/MakeMeSmile has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+66%in 12 months · +13% in 3 months · +1.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026190k
Growing190k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/MakeMeSmile

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−9.3%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026243
QuieterPeaked at 423 in Feb 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/MakeMeSmile

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Watercolor Landscapes0.7%
  2. Cute Cats & Cat Love0.4%
  3. Happy Dogs Smiles0.4%
  4. Sunset Paintings0.3%
  5. Watercolor Gardens0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. TikTok
  2. Gofund
  3. Ko-fi
  4. Tenor
  5. Yahoo!

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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