r/Whatcouldgowrong↗
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The best place to learn what not to do.
8M subscribers585 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)369 authors / mosince 2013
r/Whatcouldgowrong has 8M members (+3.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 585 posts a month from 369 people. Top topics: Driving Mishaps, WCgw Attempts and Flammable Funcoes.
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- Driving Mishaps3.6%
- WCgw Attempts3.1%
- Flammable Funcoes1.0%
- Jumping Adventures0.9%
- Firework Fiascos0.8%
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- CBS News
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