r/chess
r/chess is a Hobbies & Collecting community on Reddit with 1,829,105 members, ranking #17 of 1,787 in Hobbies & Collecting. All about the game of chess, including discussions on professional tournaments, game analysis and theory. If you are new to the game, check out /r/chessbeginners and before posting here please read our rules: https://www.reddit.com/r/chess/wiki/index.
How big is r/chess?
Created in 2008, r/chess has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Hobbies & Collecting it ranks #17 of 1,787 communities we track — the top 1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 2,583× the median Hobbies & Collecting subreddit, which has 708 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Hobbies & Collecting community we track is r/nosleep with 18,198,497 members — roughly 10 times the size of r/chess. 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/chess on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,829,105 |
|---|---|
| Category | Hobbies & Collecting |
| Rank in category | #17 of 1,787 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 708 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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