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"Less isn't more, more is more." Maximalism is an esthetic of excess. Maximalism in design is a style characterized by its abundance, opulence, and extravagance. Unlike minimalism, which emphasizes simplicity and restraint, maximalism embraces excess and ornamentation. It's a philosophy that celebrates the joy of collecting and the beauty of the eclectic. Founded 2012 · 416.5K members

419.5K members. The best post we have captured here reached 34.8K upvotes, which works out to 83 per 1,000 members.

83peak upvotes per 1,000 members
419.5Kmembers
34.8Kbest post
1.7Kmost comments
396posts 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.

54% 32%
Gallery 54% Image 32% Link 7% Text 4% Question 3%

The topics it labels

Flairs are the community's own categories, and the closest thing a subreddit has to telling you what it wants.

Interior Design 201 Help/Advice 68 Art 49 Work In Progress 27 Discussion 23 Fashion 17 🏡 My Maximalist Space 2

What the ceiling looks like

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

Nearly finished renovating my travel trailer

↑ 34.8K 💬 1.1K gallery 2026

I painted my house purple, gave every window butterfly wings, and turned my sidewalk into a rainbow. No regrets. 🦋🌈

↑ 24.8K 💬 833 gallery 2026

Our living room

↑ 23.3K 💬 763 gallery 2026

Finally finished painting my living room floor! 🥰

↑ 21.6K 💬 323 gallery 2026

My sunny home in Stockholm

↑ 21.4K 💬 446 gallery 2025

My parents’ home

↑ 20.4K 💬 334 gallery 2024

My tattoo studio is about to open I'm St. Louis, MO! I thought you guys might appreciate my interior!

↑ 18K 💬 494 gallery 2025

A rainbow in our dining room!

↑ 18K 💬 215 gallery 2025

First-time homeowner - went all in!

↑ 15.6K 💬 724 gallery 2026

Well, I did it

↑ 13.9K 💬 422 gallery 2026

Communities its size

Within four times the member count either way, so the comparison is fair. Sorted by upside.

r/maximalism, in numbers

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

What is r/maximalism?
r/maximalism describes itself this way: "Less isn't more, more is more." Maximalism is an esthetic of excess. Maximalism in design is a style characterized by its abundance, opulence, and extravagance. Unlike minimalism, which emphasizes simplicity and restraint, maximalism embraces excess and ornamentation. It's a philosophy that celebrates the joy of collecting and the beauty of the eclectic. It was founded in 2012 and has 416.5K members.
How many members does r/maximalism have?
r/maximalism has about 419.5K members. ViralHunt has tracked 396 of its posts; the biggest reached 34.8K upvotes, which is 83 per 1,000 members.
What is the most viral post on r/maximalism?
"Nearly finished renovating my travel trailer" reached 34.8K upvotes and 1.1K comments in 2026, the highest score among the posts we hold from r/maximalism.
What subreddits are similar to r/maximalism?
Communities of a comparable size we track: r/Trumpvirus, r/alaska, r/Louisiana, r/popculture, r/Antimoneymemes, r/BlueskySkeets.
What kind of posts do best on r/maximalism?
Of the posts we hold, 54% are gallery posts and 32% are image posts.
When is the best time to post on r/maximalism?
Across 396 timestamped posts we hold, the slots whose posts averaged the highest score are Saturday at 23:00 UTC (12.8K avg upvotes), Tuesday at 17:00 UTC (9.7K avg upvotes), Tuesday at 19:00 UTC (8.9K avg upvotes). The busiest day is Wednesday. 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/maximalism?
The 20th-best post we hold from r/maximalism has 9.9K upvotes, so that is roughly the bar for the top twenty. We captured 12 posts from it in the last 30 days.

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Every figure here is what ViralHunt has captured from r/maximalism, not everything the community has ever posted. We deliberately do not publish an average score: our sample is weighted toward a community's best posts, so an average would be flattering and wrong. Peak per 1,000 members is computed the same way for every community listed. See how we measure.