r/gifs
Active"GIFs" is officially pronounced with a hard "J"
Members
21,584,641
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2009
February 14, 2009
Total posts
1.0M
archived
Total comments
27.8M
archived
Is r/gifs dead? Active community.
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Frequently asked questions about r/gifs
How many members does r/gifs have?
r/gifs had 21,584,641 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/gifs dead?
No. r/gifs is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/gifs created?
r/gifs was created on February 14, 2009.
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Activity checked September 28, 2026from the Arctic Shift Reddit archive. Member counts come from the archive's most recent crawl and may lag Reddit. DeadSubs is not affiliated with Reddit Inc.