About r/Gaming
The Number One Gaming forum on the Internet.
The community at a glance
r/Gaming is a Subreddit for Gamers with roughly 47.2M members. It has been around since 2007. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Gaming topic page.
Roughly 158K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Worst, Frustrating, and Annoying. Common discussion themes are News and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention best macro to automate farming, best use of music with lyrics in games, and who are the best written female characters in gaming.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 1.8M members
- 2014: 2.4M members
- 2015: 2.5M members
- 2016: 4.7M members
- 2017: 3.5M members
- 2018: 2.7M members
- 2019: 4.4M members
- 2020: 4.4M members
- 2023: 10.1M members
- 2024: 5.8M members
- 2025: 2.1M members
- 2026: 200K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 11K members
- Sep: 0 members
- Oct: 0 members
- Nov: 17K members
- Dec: 19K members
- Jan: 18K members
- Feb: 14K members
- Mar: 20K members
- Apr: 37K members
- May: 34K members
- Jun: 57K members
- Jul: 19K members
Themes
- News5 posts in the past month
- With all the garbage happening in the gaming industry, a rare win is coming from.....ubisoft??
- Brazil is leading the charge in protecting gamers' rights with a new law and major court win looking out for the little guy
- Halo Studios Head Accused Of Abuse And Mismanagement
#15NewsWith all the garbage happening in the gaming industry, a rare win is coming from.....ubisoft?? · Brazil is leading the charge in protecting gamers' rights with a new law and major court win looking out for the little guy · Halo Studios Head Accused Of Abuse And Mismanagement - Pain & Anger2 posts in the past month
- EA and Ubisoft are nothing compared to the Evil of Activision.
- Ubisoft Connect Went Down, Locking PC Players Out Of Playing Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced
#22Pain & AngerEA and Ubisoft are nothing compared to the Evil of Activision. · Ubisoft Connect Went Down, Locking PC Players Out Of Playing Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced - Money Talk2 posts in the past month
- Steam has raked in an estimated $11.1 billion gross revenue so far this year, says market analyst—its 'biggest-ever six months'
- Is this a good deal?
#32Money TalkSteam has raked in an estimated $11.1 billion gross revenue so far this year, says market analyst—its 'biggest-ever six months' · Is this a good deal? - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- Good game suggestions for couple to play together?
#41Solution RequestsGood game suggestions for couple to play together?
Topics
- Worst10 posts in the past month#110Worst
- Frustrating9 posts in the past month#29Frustrating
- Annoying8 posts in the past month#38Annoying
- Gaming5 posts in the past month#45Gaming
- Games3 posts in the past month#53Games
Flair
- Weekly Simple Questions Thread1 post in the past month
- Simple Questions Sunday!
#11Weekly Simple Questions ThreadSimple Questions Sunday!
Product recommendations
- best macro to automate farming2 posts in the past month
- Best macro to automate farming.
- Best macro to automate farming.
#12best macro to automate farmingBest macro to automate farming. · Best macro to automate farming. - best use of music with lyrics in games2 posts in the past month
- Best use of music with lyrics in games?
- Best use of music with lyrics in games?
#22best use of music with lyrics in gamesBest use of music with lyrics in games? · Best use of music with lyrics in games? - who are the best written female characters in gaming2 posts in the past month
- Who are the best written female characters in gaming?
- Who are the best written female characters in gaming?
#32who are the best written female characters in gamingWho are the best written female characters in gaming? · Who are the best written female characters in gaming? - best couch co-op games2 posts in the past month
- Best couch Co-Op games ?
- Best couch Co-Op games ?
#42best couch co-op gamesBest couch Co-Op games ? · Best couch Co-Op games ? - what game has the best leveling-up system2 posts in the past month
- What game has the best leveling-up system?
- What game has the best leveling-up system?
#52what game has the best leveling-up systemWhat game has the best leveling-up system? · What game has the best leveling-up system?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Gaming for?
- Best for Gamers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Gaming free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Gaming have?
- Roughly 47.2M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Gaming on?
- r/Gaming runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Gaming cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Gaming is organized under Gamers.
- How do I join r/Gaming?
- You can join r/Gaming by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Gaming communities like?
- One of the largest topic areas on the site, spanning PC gaming, consoles, mobile, and tabletop. Discord is the dominant platform with massive servers for individual games and general gaming culture, while Reddit hosts some of the most active game-specific communities on the internet. Covers everything from casual play to competitive esports and game development.
Monthly Stats
- 16
- Views /mo (+33%)
- 13
- Visitors /mo (+63%)
- 6
- Referrals /mo
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