About r/Pickleball
Welcome to /r/pickleball - your go-to spot for everything pickleball! 🏓 Here, you'll find Tips and Advice to Improve your game, Discussions about professional players and matches, News and Updates for all things pickleball, and a place to Share your experiences and ask questions. Please read our subreddit rules to keep things friendly and fun. Enable user flairs to show off your skill level or favorite brands. Let's Play! 0-0-2!
The community at a glance
r/Pickleball is a Subreddit for PickleBall Players with roughly 143K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the PickleBall communities list.
Roughly 33K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Pickleball, Paddle, and Tournament. Product recommendations often mention pickleball paddle and shoes.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 12 members
- 2014: 27 members
- 2015: 65 members
- 2016: 144 members
- 2017: 235 members
- 2019: 1K members
- 2020: 2K members
- 2021: 4K members
- 2022: 10K members
- 2023: 28K members
- 2024: 42K members
- 2025: 34K members
- 2026: 20K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 2K members
- Jan: 3K members
- Feb: 2K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 47 members
Topics
- Pickleball107 posts in the past month#1107Pickleball
- Paddle27 posts in the past month#227Paddle
- Tournament21 posts in the past month#321Tournament
- Equipment19 posts in the past month#419Equipment
- Serve15 posts in the past month#515Serve
Flair
- Question83 posts in the past month
- Service legality
- I played in my first tournament this weekend. Did I choose the right rating division?
- How to return balls with extreme spin
#183QuestionService legality · I played in my first tournament this weekend. Did I choose the right rating division? · How to return balls with extreme spin - Discussion44 posts in the past month
- I love this game so much
- The Dink (Pickleball Movie)
- For the love of God, pay attention to the score!
#244DiscussionI love this game so much · The Dink (Pickleball Movie) · For the love of God, pay attention to the score! - Equipment20 posts in the past month
- J2CR first impression. I had been asked to do this
- Pakle apex 48 1 week update
- How does grit affect spin for different kinds of shot?
#320EquipmentJ2CR first impression. I had been asked to do this · Pakle apex 48 1 week update · How does grit affect spin for different kinds of shot? - Players near me16 posts in the past month
- 4.0 - 4.5 Play in Indianapolis?
- Open Play in Washington, DC
- 🏓 Weekend Pickleball in Gurgaon – Anyone Interested?
#416Players near me4.0 - 4.5 Play in Indianapolis? · Open Play in Washington, DC · 🏓 Weekend Pickleball in Gurgaon – Anyone Interested? - Meme/Humor5 posts in the past month
- rate my backhand slice
- Amusing parallels between ranked/unranked video games and pickleball
- Every rec game has that one guy who calls the score wrong
#55Meme/Humorrate my backhand slice · Amusing parallels between ranked/unranked video games and pickleball · Every rec game has that one guy who calls the score wrong
Product recommendations
- pickleball paddle28 posts in the past month
- Best pickleball paddle for an intermediate player?
- Ace heart best value Gen 3 paddle?
- Is there a difference between paddles on Six 6.0 zero? If so which one would be the best to get?
#128pickleball paddleBest pickleball paddle for an intermediate player? · Ace heart best value Gen 3 paddle? · Is there a difference between paddles on Six 6.0 zero? If so which one would be the best to get? - shoes4 posts in the past month
- Recently picked up pickleball, please recommend me a good pair of shoes for this sport?.
- what shoes do you all recommend for playing pickleball in? i’m currently just playing in my basketball shoes and they work fine but i was wondering if there are better options
- First time player - any court shoe recs for this foot shape? (yep, i got bunions)
#24shoesRecently picked up pickleball, please recommend me a good pair of shoes for this sport?. · what shoes do you all recommend for playing pickleball in? i’m currently just playing in my basketball shoes and they work fine but i was wondering if there are better options · First time player - any court shoe recs for this foot shape? (yep, i got bunions)
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Pickleball for?
- Best for PickleBall Players enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Pickleball 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/Pickleball have?
- Roughly 143K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Pickleball on?
- r/Pickleball 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/Pickleball cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Pickleball is organized under PickleBall Players.
- How do I join r/Pickleball?
- You can join r/Pickleball by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the PickleBall communities like?
- Communities for pickleball players to find games, partners, and courts. The sport has grown fast, with Facebook groups hosting the largest communities, dedicated platforms for finding local games, and Reddit subreddits for technique discussion, gear recommendations, and sports news.
Monthly Stats
- 19
- Views /mo (+58%)
- 16
- Visitors /mo (+33%)
- 2
- Referrals /mo (+100%)
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