How the PC gaming communities compare
A few giants dominate — r/pcmasterrace, r/buildapc and r/pcgaming together account for 95% of the combined membership. r/pcmasterrace is both the biggest and the busiest, with about 354 new posts a day. Per member, the liveliest is r/pcgamingtechsupport: 24 posts a day from 57.7K 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/pcgaming, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
The 7 biggest PC gaming subreddits
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/buildapc 8,543,941 members · ~204 posts/day · +2.8K since Oct 19 · since 2010Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to ask! /r/buildapc is a community-driven subreddit dedicated to custom PC assembly. Anyone is welcome to seek the input of our helpful community as they pie…
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.
- Br/buildapcsales 959,633 members · ~11 posts/day · since 2010
A community for links to products that are on sale at various websites. Monitors, cables, processors, video cards, fans, cooling, cases, accessories, anything for a PC build.
- Br/buildapcforme ↗ 269,496 members · ~6.6 posts/day · since 2012
A subreddit dedicated to helping those looking to assemble their own PC without having to spend weeks researching and trying to find the right parts. From basic budget PCs to HTPCs to high end gaming rigs and workstations, get th…
- Br/buildapcsalesuk ↗ 113,506 members · ~1.6 posts/day · since 2011
This is an aggregator for any sales or deals that you can find on PC components. The website or retailer must either reside in the UK or deliver to the UK. Currently restricted in response to third party API changes. For furthe…
- Pr/pcgamingtechsupport ↗ 57,739 members · ~24 posts/day · since 2012
PC Gaming sometimes has problems. We're here to help you fix those problems. Please read our rules before posting, Good luck.
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.
- “I’m gonna use this only for study”r/pcmasterrace · Oct 27
- Is it worth trading an RTX 3090 for an RTX 5070Ti?r/buildapc · Oct 25
- Where is itr/pcmasterrace · Oct 25
- Is the RTX 5070 enough? I want to buy a pc that will last me for the next 7-8 yearsr/buildapc · Oct 23
Choosing where to post
Questions do best in r/pcmasterrace, the community on this list that is built around advice and help (around 354 posts a day). Rule sets vary: of the communities we have rules for, r/buildapc lists 15, against 5 in r/buildapcsales, so a post that is fine in one can be removed in another.
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. 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 PC gaming subreddit has the most members?
r/pcmasterrace is the largest, with 16,365,417 members, followed by r/buildapc (8.5M) and r/pcgaming (4M).
Where are the most new PC gaming posts?
By new posts per day, r/pcmasterrace leads with about 354, ahead of r/buildapc (204). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Which PC gaming subreddit is best for questions?
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 PC gaming communities are on this list?
We list 7 active, safe-for-work PC gaming communities with at least 25,000 members each, 30.3M 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 PC gaming subreddit?
r/pcgaming, created on Mar 13, 2008.
Are these PC 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.