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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke↗

Hey gamers, this is the subreddit where you post a meme/joke you don't understand so it can be explained to you. You can also post memes about u/PeterExplainsTheJoke or just post weird pictures of Peter.

3.7M subscribers3,670 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)2,339 authors / mosince 2019

r/PeterExplainsTheJoke has 3.7M members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 3,670 posts a month from 2,339 people. Top topics: Petah Help, Explain It Peter and JokeExplanations.

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Size and growth

How r/PeterExplainsTheJoke has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%in 12 months · +4.8% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 20263.7M
Growing3.7M subscribers
Data since Jun 2019Live · through Oct 2026
r/PeterExplainsTheJoke

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+34%vs Sep 2025 · +1.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20263.7k
BusierPeaked at 5.3k in Jan 2024
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/PeterExplainsTheJoke

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Petah Help8.5%
  2. Explain It Peter3.8%
  3. JokeExplanations1.2%
  4. MemeExplanations0.6%
  5. Peter Memes0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Know Your Meme
  2. Wolfram
  3. xkcd
  4. TikTok
  5. IMDb

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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