r/PublicFreakout
r/PublicFreakout is a Curiosities & Oddities community on Reddit with 4,828,658 members, ranking #14 of 470 in Curiosities & Oddities. A subreddit dedicated to people freaking out, melting down, losing their cool, or being weird in public.
How big is r/PublicFreakout?
Created in 2013, r/PublicFreakout has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Curiosities & Oddities it ranks #14 of 470 communities we track — the top 3% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 922× the median Curiosities & Oddities subreddit, which has 5,237 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Curiosities & Oddities community we track is r/nottheonion with 26,048,722 members — roughly 5 times the size of r/PublicFreakout. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2013 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/PublicFreakout on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 4,828,658 |
|---|---|
| Category | Curiosities & Oddities |
| Rank in category | #14 of 470 |
| Created | 2013 |
| Category median size | 5,237 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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