# Alan Schaaf on Reddit (u/MrGrim)

Part of Founders and CEOs on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/founders-on-reddit/alan-schaaf

Alan Schaaf: Founder of Imgur.

- Reddit account: [u/MrGrim](https://www.reddit.com/user/MrGrim/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2012 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/y81ju/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (20), r/reddit.com (3), r/pics (3), r/technology (2), r/funny (1), r/programming (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2009 to 2026
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Schaaf

## Moments

### u/MrGrim in r/reddit.com, Feb 23, 2009 · Early days

**My Gift to Reddit: I created an image hosting service that doesn't suck. What do you think?**

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/7zlyd/my_gift_to_reddit_i_created_an_image_hosting/ · 1,684 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/MrGrim in r/IAmA, Aug 14, 2012 · Early days

Replying to a redditor:

> Has anyone tried to buy imgur from you and who?

> Imageshack tried to buy it 6 months after I made it. Glad I didn't sell...
>
> Imgur is now bigger than they are, as well as yfrog which is by the same company.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/y81ju/i_created_imgur_ama/c5t5xzn/ · 1,832 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/MrGrim in r/IAmA, Oct 21, 2015 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> [9/10]I'll ask what is everyone's minds. How do you say imgur? I need to hear it from you. Alan. Edit: I know this question was totally googleable, I just wanted to join in.

> image-er

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3pn7i1/im_alan_and_i_created_imgur_ama/cw7qsx5/ · 3,443 points as of Nov 7, 2026