r/cringe
r/cringe is a Memes & Humor community on Reddit with 1,323,655 members, ranking #35 of 1,897 in Memes & Humor. **/r/cringe** is the place for videos, articles, *or personal stories* involving an awkward or embarrassing situation for two or more people involved. ----- [**View a list of all "Seal of Approval" posts!**](http://goo.gl/Ji6geG) ----- #Rules and Guidelines ##SUBMISSIONS ***hover for details*** ||| |:------|:-----| |1) Content must depict an embarrassing interaction between **two or more people.**
How big is r/cringe?
Created in 2009, r/cringe has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Memes & Humor it ranks #35 of 1,897 communities we track — the top 1.8% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 1,203× the median Memes & Humor subreddit, which has 1,100 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Memes & Humor community we track is r/memes with 35,919,286 members — roughly 27 times the size of r/cringe. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2009 sits in the early 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/cringe on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,323,655 |
|---|---|
| Category | Memes & Humor |
| Rank in category | #35 of 1,897 |
| Created | 2009 |
| Category median size | 1,100 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
Similar Memes & Humor subreddits by size
- r/StandUpComedy 1,708,015
- r/PoliticalHumor 1,688,477
- r/indiameme 1,612,429
- r/niceguys 1,577,412
- r/Hololive 1,511,628
- r/cursedimages 1,460,178
- r/sadcringe 1,281,137
- r/Funnymemes 1,273,469
- r/FellowKids 1,257,074
- r/PhilosophyMemes 1,237,581
- r/dndmemes 1,213,224
- r/antimeme 1,168,587
Largest Memes & Humor communities
- r/memes 35,919,286
- r/Jokes 30,412,941
- r/wholesomememes 18,283,323
- r/HistoryMemes 12,710,625
- r/dadjokes 12,145,115
Subscriber counts come from the public Reddit API and are refreshed when this directory is rebuilt. Redditory is not affiliated with Reddit Inc.