r/aww
How much gets removed or deleted, when it is active, and who posts most
In a sample of the most recent 300 posts and 300 comments in r/aww, 28% of posts and 9% of comments were removed by moderators or Reddit, and about 2% were deleted by their authors. Overall, roughly 18% of what gets posted here is taken down by someone other than the author.
300 posts · 300 comments sampled (24 Aug 2026 → 26 Aug 2026)
Moderation in r/aww
- removed by mods14 (5%)
- removed by Reddit / spam filters69 (23%)
- deleted by author7 (2%)
- still up210 (70%)
Comments: 9% of the last 300 were removed, and 1% deleted by their authors. Comment removals do not say who acted, so they are not split further.
When r/aww is active (UTC)
Common words in r/aww
Top contributors
- u/acocktailofmagnets13 (1p / 12c)
- u/Adorable-amoeba95 (1p / 4c)
- u/IvetteMccoy5 (2p / 3c)
- u/lucer174 (0p / 4c)
- u/MischievousEndeavor4 (1p / 3c)
- u/MissVelvet994 (0p / 4c)
- u/Mylittlekante4 (2p / 2c)
- u/Booadoop3 (0p / 3c)
- u/Fabiux450_3 (3p / 0c)
- u/IcyDrink26103 (0p / 3c)
- u/irlfawn3 (1p / 2c)
- u/keizaisuki3 (3p / 0c)
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Top posts (sampled)
- 12.8kPlease do not disturb the Bengal burrito 🌯 😅
- 2.2kHerman is always watching me
- 2.1kThe cute Freya from our shelter ❤️❤️❤️
- 1.1kCuddle Pubble
- 769Winston enjoying his pool day 😍
- 759Blinded by this cats eyes on my way to work
- 219A few images of my grandmother's cat! 🫶🩶
- 146My girl when I told her we were having a guest vampurr...
- 143You finally defeat all your toys and immediately fall asleep. 😂🐾
- 103He refuses to drink from his expensive water fountain but will happily spend 10 minutes doing this.
Based on the last 300 posts and 300 comments, not the subreddit's full history. Times are UTC.