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r/BigCatGifs

Gifs of cats bigger than a house cat. Founded 2015 · 170.9K members · links only

170.5K members. The best post we have captured here reached 15.6K upvotes, which works out to 91 per 1,000 members.

91peak upvotes per 1,000 members
170.5Kmembers
15.6Kbest post
379most comments
101posts we track

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What actually lands here

The mix of post types among everything we have captured. Posting a link where almost nothing but images lands is wasted effort, and this is the fastest way to see it.

98%
Video 98% Image 2%

What the ceiling looks like

The biggest posts we have captured here. Links go to the original on Reddit.

Shower time for puma

↑ 15.6K 💬 332 video 2018

It's time to yawn

↑ 15.2K 💬 155 video 2017

Bengal tiger with a watermelon

↑ 14.3K 💬 379 video 2017

Fewer than 7000 cheetahs exist today in the wild, and they need our help.

↑ 14.2K 💬 171 video 2017

That’s what happens when you forget to watch where you’re stepping

↑ 13.7K 💬 65 video 2024

Showdown between two fierce apex predators

↑ 13.1K 💬 121 video 2017

New mom leaning how to carry her baby.

↑ 10.9K 💬 86 video 2018

Big cat but still just a kitty at heart.

↑ 10.9K 💬 164 video 2018

Lions in South Africa see snow for the first time

↑ 10.3K 💬 70 video 2025

Sneak attack

↑ 10K 💬 184 video 2017

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r/BigCatGifs, in numbers

Answered from the posts ViralHunt holds from this community, not from Reddit's own about page.

What is r/BigCatGifs?
r/BigCatGifs describes itself this way: Gifs of cats bigger than a house cat. It was founded in 2015 and has 170.9K members.
How many members does r/BigCatGifs have?
r/BigCatGifs has about 170.5K members. ViralHunt has tracked 101 of its posts; the biggest reached 15.6K upvotes, which is 91 per 1,000 members.
What is the most viral post on r/BigCatGifs?
"Shower time for puma" reached 15.6K upvotes and 332 comments in 2018, the highest score among the posts we hold from r/BigCatGifs.
What subreddits are similar to r/BigCatGifs?
Communities of a comparable size we track: r/Leakednews, r/SpaceXBets, r/circled, r/International, r/Global_News_Hub, r/FBI.
What kind of posts do best on r/BigCatGifs?
Of the posts we hold, 98% are video posts and 2% are image posts.
When is the best time to post on r/BigCatGifs?
Across 101 timestamped posts we hold, the slots whose posts averaged the highest score are Wednesday at 13:00 UTC (8.3K avg upvotes), Tuesday at 22:00 UTC (6.7K avg upvotes), Wednesday at 09:00 UTC (6.1K avg upvotes). The busiest day is Sunday. For Reddit as a whole, see the best time to post on Reddit page.
How many upvotes does a post need to reach the top of r/BigCatGifs?
The 20th-best post we hold from r/BigCatGifs has 6.6K upvotes, so that is roughly the bar for the top twenty.

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