About r/apexlegends
In its own words:
Community run, developer supported subreddit dedicated to Apex Legends by Respawn Entertainment.
Community guide
r/apexlegends (#354, about 3.1 million) is a community-run, developer-supported Apex Legends subreddit. Rules cover general guidelines, Apex relevance, low-effort/memes/dupes, title guidelines, cheating/exploit posts, promotion, leaks/spoilers, and support requests. Text/Video (~75.5 ppd).
Apex Legends only
Posts must pertain to Apex; low-effort memes and dupes are limited.
Cheats, leaks, support
Cheating/exploit posts and support requests follow dedicated rules; mark leaks/spoilers.
Practical pointers
Text/video/image heavy; mind promotion guidelines.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Nov 18, 2018, which makes it 7 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 590 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/EDM (#353) and ahead of r/malelivingspace (#355) in our ranking.
What sets r/apexlegends apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 24.7 new posts a day per million members, more than 80% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/apexlegends grew from 3,050,640 to 3,054,595 subscribers (+4K, +0.13%). That is about 90 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/apexlegends talks about
Looking at the titles of 577 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “apex”, “game”, “ranked”, “season” and “crypto”. Other frequent themes are legends, bug, legend, rework, wildcard and player. Recurring phrases include “apex legends”, “akimbo wingman”, “black bars” and “firing range”. By format, 53% are text posts, 23% are videos and 18% are images.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (193), Gameplay (115), Question (85), Bug (48), Humor (32), Feedback (28).
Activity and best time to post
r/apexlegends gets about 76 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,838,719 posts and 20,383,101 comments in total, about 11.1 comments per post.
Rules of r/apexlegends
The moderators of r/apexlegends list 9 rules. In short:
- General Guidelines
- Posts must pertain to Apex Legends
- Low-effort, Memes, and Duplicate Posts.
- Post Title Guidelines
- Cheating or Exploit Posts
- Promotion Guidelines
- Leaks and Spoilers
- Support Requests
- Artwork/Fan Creation Guidelines
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/apexlegends 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/apexlegends?
r/apexlegends has 3,054,595 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #354 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,955 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/apexlegends created?
r/apexlegends was created on Nov 18, 2018, so it has been around for 7 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 4, 2019.
Is r/apexlegends still active?
Yes. r/apexlegends gets about 76 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,838,719 posts and 20,383,101 comments. In a sample of 577 recent posts we counted 442 different authors.
What kind of posts are on r/apexlegends?
The community describes itself as: “Community run, developer supported subreddit dedicated to Apex Legends by Respawn Entertainment.” Recent post titles often mention apex, game, ranked, season and crypto. Most posts are text posts (53%).
Is r/apexlegends SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/apexlegends as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/apexlegends?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/apexlegends accepts both text and link posts, with images and videos enabled. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “General Guidelines”; “Posts must pertain to Apex Legends”; “Low-effort, Memes, and Duplicate Posts.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/apexlegends?
Communities with similar topics include r/leagueoflegends (8.5M), r/zelda (3.3M), r/Overwatch (6.2M), r/entertainment (6.6M) and r/webdev (3.3M).
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/apexlegends.