r/NewsOfTheStupid
r/NewsOfTheStupid is a News & Politics community on Reddit with 348,360 members, ranking #80 of 1,830 in News & Politics. 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
How big is r/NewsOfTheStupid?
Created in 2012, r/NewsOfTheStupid has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within News & Politics it ranks #80 of 1,830 communities we track — the top 4.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 242× the median News & Politics subreddit, which has 1,442 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest News & Politics community we track is r/worldnews with 47,479,601 members — roughly 136 times the size of r/NewsOfTheStupid. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2012 sits in the middle wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/NewsOfTheStupid on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 348,360 |
|---|---|
| Category | News & Politics |
| Rank in category | #80 of 1,830 |
| Created | 2012 |
| Category median size | 1,442 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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