About r/gtaonline
In its own words:
Grand Theft Auto Online - Rockstar's ongoing ever expanding multiplayer system, introduced with Grand Theft Auto V. Not affiliated with Rockstar Games or TakeTwo.
Community guide
r/gtaonline (#598, about 1.8 million subscribers) is oriented around: Grand Theft Auto Online - Rockstar's ongoing ever expanding multiplayer system, introduced with Grand Theft Auto V. Not affiliated with Rockstar Games or TakeTwo. Recent activity samples show 96 posts/day in recent samples (~35% text, ~28% video, ~21% image). Public rules we collected include: Relevance, IRL Posts, and Solicitation; No Bigotry, Disrespectful Conduct, Witch Hunting, or Doxxing; Use a Descriptive Title and the Appropriate Flair. Directory metadata files it under “Games”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent fandoms or general off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and advertising are tightly limited—read those rules before linking your own channel, shop, or site. Low-effort memes or empty shitposts are commonly removed—add context that fits the room’s purpose. Civility and anti-harassment rules are explicit; personal attacks get you removed regardless of how right you think you are.
How it differs from lookalikes
The length of the public rule list is itself a signal: skim all of them once before assuming defaults from similar communities.
Practical pointers
Read the current sidebar/rules on Reddit before posting; collected rules can lag. Search the sub before reposting common clips or questions. Avoid clickbait titles; say what the post actually is. Common flairs in samples include: :DIS1::DIS2::DIS3::DIS4::DIS5:, :VID1::VID2::VID3:, :QU1::QU2::QU3::QU4:, :Bug1::Bug2:.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jul 3, 2013, which makes it 13 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 993 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/StardustCrusaders (#597) and ahead of r/singapore (#599) in our ranking.
What sets r/gtaonline apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 52.6 new posts a day per million members, more than 88% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 3.5× as many posts as the quietest (01:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/gtaonline went up from 1,819,759 to 1,827,474 subscribers (+7.7K, +0.42%). That is about 175 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/gtaonline talks about
Across 636 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “gta”, “online”, “halloween”, “daily” and “november”. Other frequent themes are car, help, october, ps5, character and location. Recurring phrases include “gta online”, “los santos”, “location november” and “daily shipwreck”. By format, 35% are text posts, 28% are videos and 21% are images.
Popular post flairs: :DIS1::DIS2::DIS3::DIS4::DIS5: (139), :VID1::VID2::VID3: (109), :QU1::QU2::QU3::QU4: (98), :Bug1::Bug2: (48), :PSA1::PSA2::PSA3: (47), :ACH1::ACH2::ACH3::ACH4::ACH5::ACH6: (44).
Activity and best time to post
r/gtaonline gets about 96 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,410,103 posts and 15,388,563 comments in total, about 10.9 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (102 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (75). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 01:00 UTC.
Rules of r/gtaonline
The moderators of r/gtaonline list 11 rules. In short:
- Relevance, IRL Posts, and Solicitation
- No Bigotry, Disrespectful Conduct, Witch Hunting, or Doxxing
- Use a Descriptive Title and the Appropriate Flair
- No Repetitive Posts, Low Effort Posts, A.I.-Generated Content, or Reposts
- No Discussion, Promotion, Showcase, or Admittance of Cheating, Mods, Hacks, Glitches, and Exploits
- No Looking for Players, Activities, Crews, Crew Members, or Vehicles
- No Self Promotion, Off-Site Links, or Off-Site Videos
- No Simple Questions, FAQs, or Simple Bug Posts
- No Phone Pics or Videos
- Survey Guidelines
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/gtaonline 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 many subscribers does r/gtaonline have?
r/gtaonline has 1,827,474 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #598 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 7,715 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/gtaonline created?
r/gtaonline was created on Jul 3, 2013, so it has been around for 13 years.
Is r/gtaonline still active?
Yes. r/gtaonline gets about 96 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,410,103 posts and 15,388,563 comments. In a sample of 636 recent posts we counted 476 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/gtaonline?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 01:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/gtaonline?
The community describes itself as: “Grand Theft Auto Online - Rockstar's ongoing ever expanding multiplayer system, introduced with Grand Theft Auto V. Not affiliated with Rockstar Games or TakeTwo.” Recent post titles often mention gta, online, halloween, daily and november. Most posts are text posts (35%).
Is r/gtaonline SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/gtaonline as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/gtaonline?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/gtaonline accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Relevance, IRL Posts, and Solicitation”; “No Bigotry, Disrespectful Conduct, Witch Hunting, or Doxxing”; “Use a Descriptive Title and the Appropriate Flair”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/gtaonline?
Communities with similar topics include r/GTA (3.6M), r/reddeadredemption (2.5M), r/GTA6 (1.7M), r/beermoney (1.6M) and r/Tinder (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/gtaonline.