About r/Genshin_Impact
In its own words:
This is the official community for Genshin Impact (原神), the latest open-world action RPG from HoYoverse. The game features a massive, gorgeous map, an elaborate elemental combat system, engaging storyline & characters, co-op game mode, soothing soundtrack, and much more for you to explore!
Community guide
r/Genshin_Impact (#245, about 3.9 million) is the official Genshin Impact community for HoYoverse’s open-world action RPG. Rules require civility and relevance, push questions into megathreads, ban account trading/commercial promo, set NSFW/OC/non-OC art and cosplay guidelines, demand spoiler marks and post quality, and limit self-promotion. Image/Text (~294.3 ppd).
Official game hub, not a marketplace
Stay on Genshin topics. Account trading and commercial promotion are out; use megathreads for routine asks.
Art, spoilers, and OC
Follow OC vs non-OC art rules, mark spoilers, and meet post-quality bars. Cosplay has its own guidelines.
Practical pointers
Self-promotion is gated; recent samples mix Discussion/Fluff/Media/OC/Theory flairs.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 7, 2019, which makes it 7 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,431 subscribers (+0.06%). It sits just behind r/HighQualityGifs (#244) and ahead of r/podcasts (#246) in our ranking.
What sets r/Genshin_Impact apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 75.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 97% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Genshin_Impact climbed from 3,905,750 to 3,923,489 subscribers (+17.7K, +0.45%). That is about 403 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Genshin_Impact talks about
We read the titles of 700 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “genshin”, “help”, “team”, “mitya” and “impact”. Other frequent themes are quest, pull, tsaritsa, characters, build and character. Recurring phrases include “genshin impact”, “archon quest”, “returning player” and “tabletop troupe”. By format, 39% are images, 32% are text posts and 21% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (308), Fluff (108), Media (59), OC (37), Theory & Lore (31), Non-OC Fanart (11).
Activity and best time to post
r/Genshin_Impact gets about 290 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,355,508 posts and 26,669,650 comments in total, about 19.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (636 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (199). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Genshin_Impact
The moderators of r/Genshin_Impact list 12 rules. In short:
- Be respectful and civil
- Relevance to Genshin Impact
- Megathread
- No account trading or commercial promotion
- NSFW rules
- Non-OC art rules
- OC rules
- Mark spoilers
- Post quality
- Self-promotion rules
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/Genshin_Impact?
r/Genshin_Impact has 3,923,489 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #245 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 17,739 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/Genshin_Impact created?
r/Genshin_Impact was created on Jun 7, 2019, so it has been around for 7 years.
Is r/Genshin_Impact still active?
Yes. r/Genshin_Impact gets about 290 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,355,508 posts and 26,669,650 comments. In a sample of 700 recent posts we counted 587 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/Genshin_Impact?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/Genshin_Impact?
The community describes itself as: “This is the official community for Genshin Impact (原神), the latest open-world action RPG from HoYoverse. The game features a massive, gorgeous map, an elaborate elemental combat system, engaging storyline & characters…” Recent post titles often mention genshin, help, team, mitya and impact. Most posts are images (39%).
Is r/Genshin_Impact SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Genshin_Impact as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/Genshin_Impact?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Genshin_Impact accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Be respectful and civil”; “Relevance to Genshin Impact”; “Megathread”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/Genshin_Impact?
Communities with similar topics include r/Eldenring (4.9M), r/Entrepreneur (5.3M), r/StardewValley (3.3M), r/BaldursGate3 (3.4M) and r/Overwatch (6.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Genshin_Impact.