r/NewsOfTheStupid↗
News Of The Stupid
Did you hear about the man who butt-dialed 911 while drunk driving? How about the teenagers who carjacked a car, only to fail because neither of them could drive stick? Welcome to /r/NewsOfTheStupid, a subreddit created for news stories just like these, proving that humanity is on a downward spiral
349k subscribers131 posts / mo in Sep 202658 authors / mosince 2012
r/NewsOfTheStupid has 349k members (+2.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 131 posts a month from 58 people. Top topics: DrunkDrivingCrashes, Crime and Robberies and Public Nudity and Incidents.
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How r/NewsOfTheStupid has grown
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Topics and brands on r/NewsOfTheStupid
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- DrunkDrivingCrashes0.5%
- Crime and Robberies0.5%
- Public Nudity and Incidents0.3%
- Car Crimes and Chases0.3%
- Florida Meth Crimes0.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Yahoo!
- Mediaite
- CBS News
- Jezebel
- The Daily Beast
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