About r/gameofthrones
Community guide
r/gameofthrones (#238, about 4 million) is the Game of Thrones / ASOIAF community (catalogue description empty in this snapshot). Rules enforce GOT/ASOIAF relevance, spoiler safety, ban meme/low-effort and reposts, drama/trolling, sexual objectification, and piracy/leaks/copyright infringement. Image/Text (~27.7 ppd).
GOT/ASOIAF only
Posts must be about Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire—not generic fantasy drift or meta clutter.
Spoilers and quality
Respect spoiler safety. Memes/low-effort and reposts fail the quality rules; no piracy/leaks.
Practical pointers
No drama/trolling or sexual objectification. Description gap noted in caveats.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Mar 2, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,726 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/compsci (#237) and ahead of r/math (#239) in our ranking.
What sets r/gameofthrones apart
r/gameofthrones is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 43% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 17% across the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/gameofthrones grew from 3,971,119 to 3,985,877 subscribers (+14.8K, +0.37%). That is about 335 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/gameofthrones talks about
We read the titles of 161 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “jon”, “game”, “thrones”, “snow” and “show”. Other frequent themes are characters, king, daenerys, spoilers, finished and theon. Recurring phrases include “jon snow”, “seven kingdoms”, “iron throne” and “grrm expect”. By format, 43% are images, 38% are text posts and 12% are galleries.
Activity and best time to post
r/gameofthrones gets about 28 new posts a day.
Rules of r/gameofthrones
The moderators of r/gameofthrones list 9 rules. In short:
- Relevancy (Not about GOT/ASOIAF)
- Relevancy (Meta)
- Safety (Spoilers)
- Quality (Meme or other low-effort content)
- Quality (Repost)
- Maturity (Drama/Trolling)
- Maturity (Sexual Objectification)
- Legality (Piracy/Leaks)
- Legality (Copyright Infringement)
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/gameofthrones 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/gameofthrones?
r/gameofthrones has 3,985,877 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #238 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 14,758 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/gameofthrones?
r/gameofthrones was created on Mar 2, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years.
How active is r/gameofthrones?
Very active: r/gameofthrones gets about 28 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). In a sample of 161 recent posts we counted 112 different authors.
What is r/gameofthrones about?
The community describes itself as: “Game of Thrones” Recent post titles often mention jon, game, thrones, snow and show. Most posts are images (43%).
How do I post on r/gameofthrones?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Relevancy (Not about GOT/ASOIAF)”; “Relevancy (Meta)”; “Safety (Spoilers)”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/gameofthrones?
Communities with similar topics include r/DestinyTheGame (3.4M), r/boardgames (5.5M), r/Games (3.6M), r/DunderMifflin (3.7M) and r/breakingbad (3.1M).
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/gameofthrones.