r/shittytattoos

Updated 2026-10-24

r/shittytattoos is an AI & Machine Learning community on Reddit with 845,231 members, ranking #61 of 3,604 in AI & Machine Learning. A place for shitty tattoos and stories behind shitty tattoos, either in taste or execution...or both. Let's all laugh at the awful creations people have volunteered to have on their bodies for the rest of their life (barring expensive and painful removal surgery).

845,231 membersAI & Machine Learning#61 in category
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How big is r/shittytattoos?

Created in 2012, r/shittytattoos has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within AI & Machine Learning it ranks #61 of 3,604 communities we track — the top 1.7% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 415× the median AI & Machine Learning subreddit, which has 2,036 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest AI & Machine Learning community we track is r/explainlikeimfive with 23,613,002 members — roughly 28 times the size of r/shittytattoos. 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/shittytattoos on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members845,231
CategoryAI & Machine Learning
Rank in category#61 of 3,604
Created2012
Category median size2,036 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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