About r/freefolk
In its own words:
/r/FreeFolk is a wide open and lightly subreddit to talk about anything related to GRRM's "Game of Thrones" universe. We are open again for user feedback before we decide on the next stage of this subreddit.
Community guide
r/freefolk (#732, about 1.4 million subscribers) is oriented around: /r/FreeFolk is a wide open and lightly subreddit to talk about anything related to GRRM's "Game of Thrones" universe. We are open again for user feedback before we decide on the next stage of this subreddit. Recent activity samples show 55 posts/day in recent samples (~56% image, ~26% text, ~12% gallery). Public rules we collected include: No reposts; No karma bots/whoring; No politics, no slurs based on race, sex, etc; No non-GoT/ASOIAF posts; No complaining about spoilers.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Spoiler tags matter for fresh releases, endings, or results. Match posts to: No reposts; No karma bots/whoring; No politics, no slurs based on race, sex, etc; No non-GoT/ASOIAF posts. Recent samples are image-heavy; titles should explain why the media belongs here.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Err on spoiler tags. Search before reposting common clips or questions. Common flairs in samples include: Freefolk, Subvert Expectations, All the Chickens, Fooking Kneelers.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Apr 13, 2015, which makes it 11 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,343 subscribers (+0.09%). It sits just behind r/tumblr (#731) and ahead of r/options (#733) in our ranking.
What sets r/freefolk apart
r/freefolk is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 56% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 21% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 37.7 new posts a day per million members, more than 82% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.89% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 93% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 3.6× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/freefolk went up from 1,434,598 to 1,447,414 subscribers (+12.8K, +0.89%). That is about 291 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/freefolk talks about
We read the titles of 344 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “king”, “aegon”, “show”, “game” and “thrones”. Other frequent themes are rhaenyra, character, season, targaryen, dragons and name. Recurring phrases include “sant rampal”, “maharaj youtube”, “youtube channel” and “seven kingdoms”. By format, 56% are images, 26% are text posts and 12% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Freefolk (73), Subvert Expectations (27), All the Chickens (18), Fooking Kneelers (16), Fuck Olly (10), r/LostRedditors (4).
Activity and best time to post
r/freefolk gets about 55 new posts a day. The public archive holds 565,799 posts and 9,982,138 comments in total, about 17.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (58 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (38). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.
Rules of r/freefolk
The moderators of r/freefolk list 6 rules. In short:
- No reposts
- No karma bots/whoring
- No politics, no slurs based on race, sex, etc
- No non-GoT/ASOIAF posts
- No complaining about spoilers
- Belongs in Thenn
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/freefolk 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/freefolk?
r/freefolk has 1,447,414 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #732 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 12,816 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/freefolk?
r/freefolk was created on Apr 13, 2015, so it has been around for 11 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 1, 2015.
How active is r/freefolk?
Very active: r/freefolk gets about 55 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 565,799 posts and 9,982,138 comments. In a sample of 344 recent posts we counted 194 different authors.
When is r/freefolk most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/freefolk about?
The community describes itself as: “/r/FreeFolk is a wide open and lightly subreddit to talk about anything related to GRRM's "Game of Thrones" universe. We are open again for user feedback before we decide on the next stage of this subreddit.” Recent post titles often mention king, aegon, show, game and thrones. Most posts are images (56%).
Is r/freefolk safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/freefolk as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/freefolk?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/freefolk accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “No reposts”; “No karma bots/whoring”; “No politics, no slurs based on race, sex, etc”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/freefolk?
Communities with similar topics include r/gameofthrones (4M), r/Naruto (3.5M), r/InternetIsBeautiful (16.6M), r/daddit (2M) and r/tattooadvice (1.7M).
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/freefolk.