Top Animals & Pets subreddits

Largest Animals & Pets subreddits

Largest Animals & Pets subreddits

#	Subreddit	Members	12-mo growth	Commenters / mo
1	r/aww	37.9M	+0.8%	20,882
2	r/cats	9.52M	+8.8%	120,646
3	r/FunnyAnimals	8.72M	+3.8%	3,443
4	r/AnimalsBeingDerps	8.54M	+2.1%	7,396
5	r/rarepuppers	8.14M	+0.8%	4,620
6	r/AnimalsBeingBros	6.91M	+0.2%	231
7	r/AnimalsBeingJerks	6.55M	+0.4%	291
8	r/Awwducational	6.02M	+0.1%	155
9	r/Eyebleach	4.6M	+0.9%	1,363
10	r/dogs	2.93M	+4.9%	12,916
11	r/likeus	2.77M	+0.8%	1,047
12	r/WhatsWrongWithYourDog	2.29M	+1.8%	3,423
13	r/AnimalsBeingGeniuses	2.03M	+3.1%	802
14	r/StartledCats	1.56M	+1.5%	109
15	r/Aquariums	1.55M	+6.4%	11,931
16	D r/Dogtraining	1.55M	+3.0%	857
17	r/Catswithjobs	1.55M	+3.5%	3,116
18	r/Zoomies	1.5M	+1.8%	386
19	r/IllegallySmolCats	1.47M	+6.7%	5,024
20	r/parrots	1.4M	+1.7%	4,025
21	r/Awww	1.36M	+20%	20,389
22	r/thisismylifenow	1.31M	+1.4%	270
23	r/babyelephantgifs	1.29M	+0.4%	130
24	r/tippytaps	1.23M	+2.0%	179
25	r/AnimalTextGifs	1.22M	+0.1%	2

Fastest growing Animals & Pets subreddits

Member growth over 12 months, among subreddits that had at least 18,251 members a year ago.

Fastest growing Animals & Pets subreddits

#	Subreddit	12-mo growth	Members gained	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/CatsBeingAdorable	+546%	+102,453	121,203	2,315
2	r/funnypets	+319%	+88,930	116,831	2,446
3	r/CrimeCats	+288%	+74,554	100,426	922
4	C r/cute_animals	+260%	+66,986	92,756	812
5	r/Dogsbeingderps	+221%	+49,868	72,415	364
6	r/donotthecat	+209%	+70,022	103,562	2,700
7	O r/Otterable	+185%	+40,385	62,262	283
8	r/dogsgettingdogs	+178%	+48,335	75,530	210
9	r/Catownerhacks	+111%	+25,430	48,252	1,569
10	r/ChurchOfCat	+109%	+48,072	92,068	600
11	r/beyondwholesome	+106%	+59,309	115,248	2,365
12	r/Borb	+104%	+21,585	42,290	181
13	r/WhyCatHowCat	+103%	+30,619	60,225	476
14	r/cathostages	+101%	+19,889	39,581	128
15	r/babygoats	+97%	+24,465	49,787	277
16	C r/CatsWithSocks	+92%	+19,431	40,496	276
17	r/DogsPH	+92%	+19,394	40,459	1,838
18	r/EyesoftheVoid	+90%	+22,655	47,853	148
19	r/RotisserieChickenCats	+87%	+21,747	46,756	101
20	r/vampurr	+84%	+43,183	94,396	502
21	r/FurnitureForCats	+84%	+16,635	36,486	104
22	r/SleepingCats	+81%	+17,094	38,176	113
23	r/HumansInMyHouse	+75%	+25,908	60,355	456
24	r/crosseyedcats	+75%	+23,757	55,435	341
25	W r/WhatBreedIsMyDog	+74%	+14,977	35,152	3,288

Most members gained

Animals & Pets subreddits that gained the most members

#	Subreddit	Members gained	12-mo growth	Members	Commenters / mo
1	r/cats	+769,204	+8.8%	9.52M	120,646
2	r/FunnyAnimals	+321,222	+3.8%	8.72M	3,443
3	r/aww	+299,102	+0.8%	37.9M	20,882
4	r/OneOrangeBraincell	+243,883	+26%	1.18M	27,381
5	r/Awww	+226,469	+20%	1.36M	20,389
6	r/AnimalsBeingDerps	+173,656	+2.1%	8.54M	7,396
7	r/CatAdvice	+152,900	+31%	643,381	23,849
8	r/CATHELP	+152,638	+60%	407,548	24,155
9	r/dogs	+136,746	+4.9%	2.93M	12,916
10	r/blackcats	+135,256	+17%	922,185	21,729
11	r/animalsdoingstuff	+134,261	+22%	751,426	6,468
12	r/badassanimals	+125,488	+54%	356,997	16,088
13	r/DogAdvice	+119,161	+29%	534,148	18,566
14	r/CatsBeingAdorable	+102,453	+546%	121,203	2,315
15	r/birding	+94,751	+14%	760,530	7,362
16	r/Aquariums	+93,963	+6.4%	1.55M	11,931
17	r/IllegallySmolCats	+91,824	+6.7%	1.47M	5,024
18	r/CatsBeingCats	+91,065	+24%	477,733	3,901
19	r/funnypets	+88,930	+319%	116,831	2,446
20	r/airplaneears	+85,917	+22%	471,077	3,910
21	r/CatDistributionSystem	+77,269	+28%	350,231	5,552
22	r/CrimeCats	+74,554	+288%	100,426	922
23	r/donotthecat	+70,022	+209%	103,562	2,700
24	C r/cute_animals	+66,986	+260%	92,756	812
25	A r/AnimalsBeingFunny	+65,411	+36%	248,676	1,360

Most active Animals & Pets subreddits

People who comment in a month, the average of the three months ending September 2026.

Most active Animals & Pets subreddits

#	Subreddit	Commenters / mo	Posts / mo	Members
1	r/cats	120,646	20,753	9.52M
2	r/NameMyCat	30,543	655	194,498
3	r/OneOrangeBraincell	27,381	3,347	1.18M
4	r/CATHELP	24,155	6,983	407,548
5	r/CatAdvice	23,849	7,622	643,381
6	r/blackcats	21,729	3,489	922,185
7	r/NameMyDog	20,967	445	137,339
8	r/aww	20,882	5,924	37.9M
9	r/Awww	20,389	2,296	1.36M
10	r/DogAdvice	18,566	4,500	534,148
11	r/Catnames	16,795	374	108,977
12	r/badassanimals	16,088	620	356,997
13	r/dogs	12,916	2,953	2.93M
14	r/Aquariums	11,931	6,409	1.55M
15	D r/DOG	10,057	1,144	528,844
16	r/goldenretrievers	9,134	1,363	1.11M
17	r/Pets	8,997	748	424,751
18	r/pitbulls	8,507	1,327	1.06M
19	r/animalid	8,406	957	359,301
20	r/labrador	8,140	1,174	235,350
21	r/Dachshund	7,685	1,584	887,119
22	r/AnimalsBeingDerps	7,396	554	8.54M
23	G r/germanshepherds	7,374	1,432	263,450
24	r/birding	7,362	2,814	760,530
25	r/RATS	7,350	2,689	895,423

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• Members are the member counts measured in October 2026.
• Activity (commenters and posts per month) is the average of the three months ending September 2026. Posts by known bots are not counted.
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