r/VALORANT

Community Overview

About r/VALORANT

VALORANT™ is a free to play 5v5, character-based tactical shooter by Riot Games.

The community at a glance

r/VALORANT is a Subreddit for Gamers and Esports Fans with roughly 2.7M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 4th largest community in the Esports topic page.

Roughly 76K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Agent, Rank, and Performance. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention night market, knife, and vandal.

On Reddit
2.7M Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +76K members
Growth: +2.9% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2021: 437K members
  • 2023: 730K members
  • 2024: 619K members
  • 2025: 125K members
  • 2026: 65K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 6K members
  • Dec: 5K members
  • Jan: 8K members
  • Feb: 6K members
  • Mar: 7K members
  • Apr: 7K members
  • May: 7K members
  • Jun: 7K members
  • Jul: 6K members
  • Aug: 6K members
  • Sep: 6K members
  • Oct: 4K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Rank up advice
    2. How to find your main agent
    3. Guys I'm new to valorant , i downloaded today, any tips?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Rank up advice · How to find your main agent · Guys I'm new to valorant , i downloaded today, any tips?
    3
  • Solution Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. How to solve Bufferbloat issue if your got normal router instead of a QOS router (Gaming router)
    #2
    Solution Requests
    How to solve Bufferbloat issue if your got normal router instead of a QOS router (Gaming router)
    1

Topics

  • Agent
    8 posts in the past month
    1. How to find your main agent
    2. Who are the best solo carry agents for each role?
    3. Valorant agent buffs
    #1
    Agent
    How to find your main agent · Who are the best solo carry agents for each role? · Valorant agent buffs
    8
  • Rank
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Rank up advice
    2. Ranked recently
    3. How do I play ranked if it feels miserable?
    #2
    Rank
    Rank up advice · Ranked recently · How do I play ranked if it feels miserable?
    6
  • Performance
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Want a high Performance Score? Play Controller or Duelist
    #3
    Performance
    Want a high Performance Score? Play Controller or Duelist
    4
  • Map
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Why is the map pool with only 6 maps right now?
    2. This new competitive map pool is the worst one the game has seen yet
    #4
    Map
    Why is the map pool with only 6 maps right now? · This new competitive map pool is the worst one the game has seen yet
    3
  • Mechanics
    3 posts in the past month
    1. What are some gaps in my mechanics?
    #5
    Mechanics
    What are some gaps in my mechanics?
    3

Flair

  • Discussion
    26 posts in the past month
    1. Please, please, PLEASE bring back the plant/defuse scenarios in the Range.
    2. Why is every UI worse than the last???
    3. What is considered high elo now?
    #1
    Discussion
    Please, please, PLEASE bring back the plant/defuse scenarios in the Range. · Why is every UI worse than the last??? · What is considered high elo now?
    26
  • Question
    16 posts in the past month
    1. Do sage heal assists now have limits?
    2. Why are people's mental so bad (In ascendant)
    3. Game keeps doing like micro pauses need any opinions to help try and fix it
    #2
    Question
    Do sage heal assists now have limits? · Why are people's mental so bad (In ascendant) · Game keeps doing like micro pauses need any opinions to help try and fix it
    16
  • Gameplay
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Shifted from Wire to wireless mice
    2. Low IQ ace (guess my rank)
    3. Sage heals
    #3
    Gameplay
    Shifted from Wire to wireless mice · Low IQ ace (guess my rank) · Sage heals
    3
  • Esports
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Esports psychology
    2. Valorant itself has bad mechanics, and I feel like Riot knows it.
    #4
    Esports
    Esports psychology · Valorant itself has bad mechanics, and I feel like Riot knows it.
    2
  • News
    1 post in the past month
    1. VCT Pacific Cup 2027 will be hosted in Manila
    #5
    News
    VCT Pacific Cup 2027 will be hosted in Manila
    1

Product recommendations

  • night market
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Best night market I've ever had (up until the knife) What are some of your best night markets?
    2. Best night market I've ever had (up until the knife) What are some of your best night markets?
    3. This is probably the best Nightmarket drop ever
    #1
    night market
    Best night market I've ever had (up until the knife) What are some of your best night markets? · Best night market I've ever had (up until the knife) What are some of your best night markets? · This is probably the best Nightmarket drop ever
    8
  • knife
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Which knife is best for you
    2. Which knife is best for you
    3. best butterfly knife to get?
    #2
    knife
    Which knife is best for you · Which knife is best for you · best butterfly knife to get?
    5
  • vandal
    4 posts in the past month
    1. what is the best vandal skin in the game right now?
    2. Imo this might be the one of the best battle pass skins, riot cooked. that red/blue vandal looks sooo sexy 🤤
    3. Imo this might be the one of the best battle pass skins, riot cooked. that red/blue vandal looks sooo sexy 🤤
    #3
    vandal
    what is the best vandal skin in the game right now? · Imo this might be the one of the best battle pass skins, riot cooked. that red/blue vandal looks sooo sexy 🤤 · Imo this might be the one of the best battle pass skins, riot cooked. that red/blue vandal looks sooo sexy 🤤
    4
  • agent
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Recommend me an agent to Instalock.
    2. What agents do you recommend for me?
    3. What agent do you recommend me to main to try to get out of Silver?
    #4
    agent
    Recommend me an agent to Instalock. · What agents do you recommend for me? · What agent do you recommend me to main to try to get out of Silver?
    3
  • skin
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Which of these skins do you recommend I buy?
    2. Which of these skins do you recommend I buy?
    3. Which of these skins do you recommend I buy?
    #5
    skin
    Which of these skins do you recommend I buy? · Which of these skins do you recommend I buy? · Which of these skins do you recommend I buy?
    3

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/VALORANT for?
Best for Gamers and Esports Fans enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/VALORANT 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/VALORANT have?
Roughly 2.7M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/VALORANT on?
r/VALORANT 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/VALORANT cover?
On the Hive Index, r/VALORANT is organized under Gamers, Esports Fans.
How do I join r/VALORANT?
You can join r/VALORANT 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.