About r/worldcup
In its own words:
All Things 2026 FIFA World Cup and Beyond: Match Threads, News, Discussions and More!
Community guide
r/worldcup (#907, about 1.2 million) covers the FIFA World Cup—especially the 2026 cycle—match threads, news and discussion, with bans on stream sharing and low-content noise.
What belongs
World Cup news and discussion (about 6 posts/day in quieter samples). Rules: on-topic; descriptive titles; sources required; no stream requests/sharing; no NSFW; no duplicates; use travel/ticket megathread; limit polls and self-promo.
Versus club football subs
Club and league rooms follow season calendars. worldcup concentrates on the FIFA tournament cycle and logistics megathreads.
Practical pointers
Cite sources; never share streams; use the travel/ticket megathread.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Dec 4, 2009, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 392 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/futurama (#906) and ahead of r/LiminalSpace (#908) in our ranking.
What sets r/worldcup apart
It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 41.2 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.1.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/worldcup grew from 1,170,232 to 1,171,643 subscribers (+1.4K, +0.12%). That is about 32 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/worldcup talks about
Looking at the titles of 27 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “daily”, “discussion”, “world”, “cup” and “november”. Other frequent themes are fifa, match, live, streaming, real and club. Recurring phrases include “daily discussion”, “world cup”, “live streaming” and “real kakamora”. By format, 44% are text posts, 30% are links and 19% are images.
Popular post flairs: 📰News (12), 💬Discussion (8), Daily Discussion (7).
Activity and best time to post
r/worldcup gets about 6.3 new posts a day. The public archive holds 106,435 posts and 4,383,309 comments in total, about 41.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (6 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (2). Posting peaks around 07:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/worldcup
The moderators of r/worldcup list 11 rules. In short:
- Keep On Topic
- Follow Reddiquette
- Use Objective & Descriptive Titling
- No Low Content Submissions
- Provide Sources
- No Stream Requesting/Sharing
- No NSFW Content
- No Duplicate Posts
- Polls
- No Self-Promotion
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/worldcup 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/worldcup have?
r/worldcup has 1,171,643 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #907 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 1,411 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/worldcup created?
r/worldcup was created on Dec 4, 2009, so it has been around for 16 years.
Is r/worldcup still active?
Yes. r/worldcup gets about 6.3 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 106,435 posts and 4,383,309 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/worldcup?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 07:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/worldcup?
The community describes itself as: “All Things 2026 FIFA World Cup and Beyond: Match Threads, News, Discussions and More!” Recent post titles often mention daily, discussion, world, cup and november. Most posts are text posts (44%).
Is r/worldcup SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/worldcup as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/worldcup?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/worldcup accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 11 posted rules, starting with: “Keep On Topic”; “Follow Reddiquette”; “Use Objective & Descriptive Titling”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/worldcup?
Communities with similar topics include r/EASportsFC (1.4M), r/olympics (1.7M), r/Journaling (2.3M), r/fragrance (2.5M) and r/lgbt (1.3M).
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/worldcup.