Community profile

r/memes

SteadyHumour & internetCreated Jul 5, 2008

Memes shared, adapted, and discussed by a broad audience.

2.2Mweekly visitors · 28-day average, observed Oct 2, 2026
36Mmembers · observed Sep 30, 2026
44.9Kcontributions · week ending Sep 27, 2026
Since 2021membership records in the public showcase

Fixed weekly detail

Weekly activity in r/memes

Compare complete weeks of contributions and contributors across their displayed periods.

Weekly contributionsPublic posts plus comments, r/memes
latest 44.9Kweek ending Sep 27, 202652-week average 55K
37.7K48.4K59K69.7K80.4KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Weekly contributionspeak 75.7K · Jun 28, 202637.7K59K80.4KSep 25Mar 26Sep 26peak 75.7K · Jun 28, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Oct 5, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026.

Weekly contributorsUnique accounts contributing, r/memes
latest 27.1Kweek ending Aug 30, 202652-week average 26.5K
18.2K22.8K27.5K32.2K36.8KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Aug 26Weekly contributorspeak 34.8K · Jun 28, 202618.2K27.5K36.8KSep 25Mar 26Aug 26peak 34.8K · Jun 28, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Sep 7, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026.

SteadyActivity pattern

r/memes shows no strong, consistent direction across contributions and contributors. Individual weeks can still vary.

Activity range
1.51×
Busiest four-week period relative to the quietest, after removing the trend. A ratio of 2.5× or more indicates concentrated activity.
Contributions
+2.4%/yr
Annualized trend across the displayed contribution period, using a robust fit that reduces the influence of individual spikes.
Contributors
+12.3%/yr
Trend in distinct contributing accounts across the displayed contributor period. Rising or cooling requires agreement between both measures.

Reach and participation

Visitors and contributions

Compare audience reach with participation over the shared period. Visitor counts are smoothed over 28 days, so short bursts can appear later and less sharply.

Reach × participationWeekly visitors and weekly contributions, one timeline
Visitors · left scaleContributions · right scale
2.2M3.1M4M42.4K59K75.7KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Weekly visitorsWeekly contributions2.2M3.1M4M42.4K59K75.7KSep 25Mar 26Sep 26

Historical comparison through Sep 27, 2026. Visitors are a 28-day average; contributions are complete Monday–Sunday UTC totals. The two lines use separate scales, so compare their timing and direction rather than their heights.

The long view

Membership over time

Monthly member counts for r/memes, from the first available month shown below.

Membership since 2021Members over time, r/memes
36M+103.0% since Aug 21
19M26.9M34.8MAug 21Dec 22Mar 24Jun 25Sep 26Members19M26.9M34.8MAug 21Mar 24Sep 26

Latest available reading in each month. The vertical axis follows the observed range and does not start at zero.

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