How the gaming communities compare
A few giants dominate — r/gaming, r/pcmasterrace and r/pcgaming together account for 85% of the combined membership. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/gaming has the most members, but r/pcmasterrace gets the most new posts (about 354 a day, against 64 in r/gaming). Per member, the liveliest is r/IndieGaming: 227 posts a day from 377.2K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/pcgaming grew fastest recently (+0.08%, +3.2K members since Oct 19). The oldest is r/gaming, founded in 2007, and only one community here is younger than five years: r/esGaming (2022).
The 15 biggest gaming subreddits
r/gaming 47,362,363 members · ~64 posts/day · +12.7K since Oct 19 · since 2007The Number One Gaming forum on the Internet.
r/pcmasterrace 16,365,417 members · ~354 posts/day · +10.4K since Oct 19 · since 2011Welcome to the official subreddit of the PC Master Race / PCMR! All PC-related content is welcome, including build help, tech support, and any doubt one might have about PC ownership. You don't necessarily need a PC to be a membe…
r/pcgaming 4,028,393 members · ~89 posts/day · +3.2K since Oct 19 · since 2008Reddit's #1 source for PC gaming news and discussion.
r/Games 3,583,952 members · ~98 posts/day · +2.6K since Oct 19 · since 2008The goal of /r/Games is to provide a place for informative and interesting gaming content and discussions. Submissions should be for the purpose of informing or initiating a discussion, not just with the goal of entertaining view…
r/nintendo 2,384,456 members · ~16 posts/day · +1.7K since Oct 19 · since 2008r/Nintendo is a community to discuss Nintendo's past, present and future.
- Tr/truegaming ↗ 1,487,940 members · ~7.6 posts/day
- Gr/gamernews ↗ 932,368 members · ~3.9 posts/day · since 2011
The Latest News in Video Gaming
- Gr/gamingnews ↗ 776,309 members · ~17 posts/day · since 2010
r/gamingnews is your trusted source for news and discussions related to games and gaming.
- Gr/Gamingcirclejerk ↗ 731,516 members · ~29 posts/day · since 2011
Come visit us on Discord! discord.gg/gcj Due to Reddit's decisions related to third party platforms and content management, this sub will only allow posts about Don Cheadle. See for more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/ModCoord/co…
- Gr/GamingLeaksAndRumours ↗ 488,036 members · ~17 posts/day · since 2016
The biggest subreddit for leaks and rumours in the gaming community, for all games across all systems.
- Ir/IndianGaming ↗ 440,205 members · ~130 posts/day · since 2012
/r/IndianGaming — For discussions related to the Indian gaming scenario, from video games in general, how we procure them to how we play them. Pretty much anything in and around videogames and its intersection with India or India…
- Rr/retrogaming ↗ 404,689 members · ~66 posts/day · since 2008
A community for vintage gaming, celebrating 2d games and early 3d games
- Vr/videogames ↗ 390,096 members · ~134 posts/day · since 2008
An active and friendly subreddit for discussion of (almost) anything related to videogames! Community content, guides, discussions, news, and more! Please ensure you read the subreddit rules.
- Ir/IndieGaming ↗ 377,234 members · ~227 posts/day · since 2009
A place for indie games
- Er/esGaming ↗ 365,994 members · ~15 posts/day · since 2022
Gaming para España. Comunidad con noticias y conversación sobre videojuegos en general, sea en consolas u ordenador.
What these communities upvoted this week
This week's best-received posts from a few of the communities above — a quick way to get a feel for each one.
- My VAC ban for Counter Strike is now the same age I was when I got it (Over 19 years)r/gaming · Oct 24
- “I’m gonna use this only for study”r/pcmasterrace · Oct 27
- Zelda painting - acrylics on canvasr/gaming · Oct 25
- Where is itr/pcmasterrace · Oct 25
Choosing where to post
For beginner questions, r/pcmasterrace is the natural first stop — it exists for advice, and roughly 354 new threads a day keep it moving. Competition for attention differs a lot: r/gaming has 47.4M members but only about 64 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 738.9K members — while r/pcmasterrace gets about 354 a day, one for every 46.3K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/gaming; r/pcmasterrace is better when you want quick replies. Jokes and memes have their own home in r/Gamingcirclejerk; the serious communities tend to remove them, so keep the two apart. There are regional communities too — r/IndianGaming and r/esGaming — which are the better choice for local prices, shops, events or rules. Rule sets vary: of the communities we have rules for, r/pcgaming lists 13, against 6 in r/nintendo, so a post that is fine in one can be removed in another.
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
What is the biggest gaming subreddit?
r/gaming is the largest, with 47,362,363 members, followed by r/pcmasterrace (16.4M) and r/pcgaming (4M).
Which gaming subreddit is the most active?
By new posts per day, r/pcmasterrace leads with about 354, ahead of r/IndieGaming (227). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Where should a beginner ask about gaming on Reddit?
r/pcmasterrace is the one built around questions and advice, with about 354 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many gaming subreddits are there?
We list 15 active, safe-for-work gaming communities with at least 25,000 members each, 80.1M 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 gaming subreddit?
r/gaming, created on Sep 17, 2007.
Are these gaming 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 (Oct 30, 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.