r/boardgames
r/boardgames is a Gaming community on Reddit with 5,437,596 members, ranking #9 of 3,876 in Gaming. The #1 Reddit source for news, information, and discussion about modern board games and board game culture. Join the community and come discuss games like Codenames, Wingspan, Brass, and all your other favorite games!
How big is r/boardgames?
Created in 2008, r/boardgames has had over a decade to grow and is one of the largest communities on Reddit by Reddit standards. Within Gaming it ranks #9 of 3,876 communities we track — the top 0.2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 3,154× the median Gaming subreddit, which has 1,724 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Gaming community we track is r/gaming with 47,193,147 members — roughly 9 times the size of r/boardgames. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/boardgames on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 5,437,596 |
|---|---|
| Category | Gaming |
| Rank in category | #9 of 3,876 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 1,724 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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