r/memes
Borderline/r/Memes the original since 2008
Memes! A way of describing cultural information being shared. An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation.
Members
35,344,972
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
July 5, 2008
Total posts
11.9M
archived
Total comments
108.6M
archived
Is r/memes dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 47 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/memes
How many members does r/memes have?
r/memes had 35,344,972 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/memes dead?
r/memes looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (47 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.
When was r/memes created?
r/memes was created on July 5, 2008.
Can I take over r/memes?
Probably not. r/memes is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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Activity checked November 12, 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.