How the collecting communities compare
No single community dominates: the three largest hold only 59% of the combined membership, so it pays to join a few of the specialised ones. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/gamecollecting has the most members, but r/sportscards gets the most new posts (about 82 a day, against 39 in r/gamecollecting). The oldest is r/coins, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
The 9 biggest collecting subreddits
- Gr/gamecollecting ↗ 318,424 members · ~39 posts/day · since 2010
This is the definitive Reddit source for video game collectors or those who would like to start collecting interactive entertainment. It's a place to share ideas, tips, tricks or secrets as well as show off collections. Most impo…
- Rr/rockhounds ↗ 252,214 members · since 2009
A public subreddit for the discussion of rock hunting and rock collecting. If you are looking for an identification for your rocks please visit /r/whatsthisrock instead.
- Cr/coins ↗ 246,734 members · ~58 posts/day · since 2008
We welcome longtime collectors, as well as brand new ones and non-collectors. Please read our pinned How-To Guide for important info on using r/coins. Thank you!
- Br/bonecollecting ↗ 124,572 members · since 2012
Bone collecting, Bone Identification, boneID, processing, and art.
- Sr/starwarscollecting ↗ 114,121 members · ~7.9 posts/day · since 2013
/r/starwarscollecting is home to Star Wars collecting news, toys, merchandise, discussion, pics, etc.
- Cr/coincollecting ↗ 112,097 members · ~68 posts/day · since 2010
Got a question about coin collecting, or just wondering how much your old coin is worth? Ask away! This subreddit is intended to serve as a learning resource for experienced and beginning collectors alike. For paper money, please…
- Cr/comicbookcollecting ↗ 92,697 members · ~35 posts/day · since 2013
This subreddit is dedicated to comic books, comic magazines, and comic art collecting.
- Sr/sportscards ↗ 62,595 members · ~82 posts/day · since 2011
A place to discuss, compare, price and show off your favorite sports trading cards. NBA, MLB, NHL, NFL, UFC, Soccer & more. Sponsored by Sundo Collectables.
- Br/BookCollecting ↗ 51,197 members · ~12 posts/day · since 2011
For collectors and lovers of books new & old.
Choosing where to post
For beginner questions, r/coincollecting is the natural first stop — it exists for advice, and roughly 68 new threads a day keep it moving. Competition for attention differs a lot: r/starwarscollecting has 114.1K members but only about 7.9 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 14.4K members — while r/sportscards gets about 82 a day, one for every 761. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/starwarscollecting; r/sportscards is better when you want quick replies.
Big subreddits give a post the widest audience, but they also bury it quickly; the mid-sized communities on this list are usually friendlier for questions and first posts. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which collecting subreddit has the most members?
r/gamecollecting is the largest, with 318,424 members, followed by r/rockhounds (252.2K) and r/coins (246.7K).
Where are the most new collecting posts?
By new posts per day, r/sportscards leads with about 82, ahead of r/coincollecting (68). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Which collecting subreddit is best for questions?
r/coincollecting is the one built around questions and advice, with about 68 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many collecting communities are on this list?
We list 9 active, safe-for-work collecting communities with at least 25,000 members each, 1.4M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest collecting subreddit?
r/coins, created on Apr 22, 2008.
Are these collecting subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.