About r/StarWars
In its own words:
Unofficial community for Star Wars, an American epic space opera franchise, created by George Lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie.
Community guide
r/StarWars (#194, about 4.7 million) is an unofficial community for the Star Wars franchise. Rules cover spoilers, civility, reposts, blogspam/self-promo, NSFW, buying/selling/trading, memes/image macros, politics/religion, sexualization, piracy/copyright, relevance, post quality, and breaking-news guidelines. Image/Text (~62.4 ppd).
What is filtered out
Memes and image macros, politics/religion, NSFW/adult content, buying/selling/trading, and piracy/copyright infringement are ruled against.
Franchise discussion bar
Content must stay relevant and meet post-quality and spoiler expectations; blogspam/self-promotion is removed.
Practical pointers
Respect fellow redditors; check the full rules breakdown on-sub before posting breaking news.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on May 27, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,828 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/slowcooking (#193) and ahead of r/iphone (#195) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “entertainment” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/StarWars apart
r/StarWars is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 46% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 17% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 4.7× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/StarWars grew from 4,688,607 to 4,701,901 subscribers (+13.3K, +0.28%). That is about 302 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/StarWars talks about
Looking at the titles of 458 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “wars”, “star”, “anakin”, “darth” and “vader”. Other frequent themes are halloween, clone, galaxy, trilogy, jedi and costume. Recurring phrases include “star wars”, “clone wars”, “darth vader” and “complete star”. By format, 46% are images, 35% are text posts and 8% are videos.
Popular post flairs: General Discussion (117), Movies (82), Fan Creations (55), Costumes (49), Fun (25), Other (21).
Activity and best time to post
r/StarWars gets about 62 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,034,444 posts and 20,674,006 comments in total, about 20.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (78 posts) and the quietest was Sunday (35). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/StarWars
The moderators of r/StarWars list 14 rules. In short:
- Spoiler Policy Violation
- Respect Fellow Redditors
- Reposting Content
- Blogspam or Self-Promotion
- NSFW or Adult Content
- Buying, Selling, or Trading
- Memes and Image Macros
- Politics and Religion
- Sexualizing People or Characters
- Full rules breakdown
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/StarWars 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/StarWars?
r/StarWars has 4,701,901 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #194 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 13,294 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/StarWars created?
r/StarWars was created on May 27, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jul 1, 2008.
Is r/StarWars still active?
Yes. r/StarWars gets about 62 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,034,444 posts and 20,674,006 comments. In a sample of 458 recent posts we counted 381 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/StarWars?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Sunday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/StarWars?
The community describes itself as: “Unofficial community for Star Wars, an American epic space opera franchise, created by George Lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie.” Recent post titles often mention wars, star, anakin, darth and vader. Most posts are images (46%).
Is r/StarWars SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/StarWars 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/StarWars?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/StarWars accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 14 posted rules, starting with: “Spoiler Policy Violation”; “Respect Fellow Redditors”; “Reposting Content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/StarWars?
Communities with similar topics include r/PrequelMemes (3.8M), r/movies (37.7M), r/technicallythetruth (5.9M), r/anime (14.5M) and r/Awwducational (6M).
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/StarWars.