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r/NoShitSherlock

No shit, sherlock. It’s a place for things that make you go, “no shit, sherlock.” Founded 2009 · 215.9K members · links only

215.7K members. The best post we have captured here reached 55.6K upvotes, which works out to 258 per 1,000 members.

258peak upvotes per 1,000 members
215.7Kmembers
55.6Kbest post
8.1Kmost comments
100posts 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.

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What the ceiling looks like

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

Donald Trump was accused of 'cheating at highest level' as golf game questioned

↑ 55.6K 💬 1.9K link 2025

Trump reportedly offering Putin natural resources off Alaska sparks fury: "Lets see Republicans defend this," former GOP Representative Adam Kinzinge…

↑ 44.4K 💬 1.4K link 2025

Most Americans think Trump administration is covering up Epstein files: poll

↑ 40.1K 💬 760 link 2025

Elon Musk Takes to X to Beg Retired Air Traffic Controllers to Return to Work: ‘There is a Shortage’

↑ 39.4K 💬 3.2K link 2025

LAPD officers rushed to the scene of a kidnapping—only to find the masked perpetrators were, in fact, ICE agents.

↑ 37.9K 💬 1.1K link 2025

Karoline Leavitt Says Everyone Is Being So Mean to Trump Over Epstein

↑ 37.3K 💬 2.4K link 2025

Trump supporters report higher levels of psychopathy, manipulativeness, callousness, and narcissism

↑ 36.6K 💬 1.9K link 2025

Trump’s Bizarre 51st State Obsession is Starting to Look Like Evidence of Cognitive Decline

↑ 36.5K 💬 1.9K link 2025

James Carville Says Trump Will Rig Midterm Elections: ‘Don’t Kid Yourself’

↑ 34.1K 💬 1.1K link 2025

MAGA rips into Trump after claims Obama and Clinton 'created the Epstein files'

↑ 33.8K 💬 1.2K link 2025

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r/NoShitSherlock, in numbers

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What is r/NoShitSherlock?
r/NoShitSherlock ("No shit, sherlock") describes itself this way: It’s a place for things that make you go, “no shit, sherlock.”. It was founded in 2009 and has 215.9K members.
How many members does r/NoShitSherlock have?
r/NoShitSherlock has about 215.7K members. ViralHunt has tracked 100 of its posts; the biggest reached 55.6K upvotes, which is 258 per 1,000 members.
What is the most viral post on r/NoShitSherlock?
"Donald Trump was accused of 'cheating at highest level' as golf game questioned" reached 55.6K upvotes and 1.9K comments in 2025, the highest score among the posts we hold from r/NoShitSherlock.
What subreddits are similar to r/NoShitSherlock?
Communities of a comparable size we track: r/Leakednews, r/circled, r/Global_News_Hub, r/FBI, r/Trumpvirus, r/alaska.
What kind of posts do best on r/NoShitSherlock?
Of the posts we hold, 90% are link posts and 10% are video posts.
When is the best time to post on r/NoShitSherlock?
Across 100 timestamped posts we hold, the slots whose posts averaged the highest score are Tuesday at 17:00 UTC (23.4K avg upvotes), Sunday at 01:00 UTC (23.1K avg upvotes), Saturday at 13:00 UTC (22.9K avg upvotes). The busiest day is Monday. 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/NoShitSherlock?
The 20th-best post we hold from r/NoShitSherlock has 29.8K upvotes, so that is roughly the bar for the top twenty.

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