r/memes↗
/r/Memes the original since 2008
Memes! A way of describing cultural information being shared. An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
36.1M subscribers6,488 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)3,310 authors / mosince 2008
r/memes has 36.1M members (+1.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 6,488 posts a month from 3,310 people. Top topics: Dead Memes, Fresh Meme Drops and Spooktober Memes.
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How r/memes has grown
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Topics and brands on r/memes
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Dead Memes0.1%
- Fresh Meme Drops0.1%
- Spooktober Memes0.1%
- Make Better Memes0.1%
- Old Meme Revival0.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- LMGTFY
- Tenor
- Imgflip
- xkcd
- Know Your Meme
Everything else about r/memes
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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