About r/sports
r/sports is one of the largest safe-for-work communities on Reddit, ranked #31 on SubMouse with 22,124,450 subscribers.
In its own words:
Sports News and Highlights from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and leagues around the world.
The community was created on Sep 17, 2007, which makes it 19 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 1,421 subscribers (+0.01%). It sits just behind r/IAmA (#30) and ahead of r/personalfinance (#32) in our ranking.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/sports and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026). SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/sports.