r/lakers
r/lakers is a Sports community on Reddit with 1,651,974 members, ranking #19 of 1,755 in Sports. The home of the Los Angeles Lakers — the most iconic franchise in sports. 17x NBA Champions. We bleed purple and gold. Mamba Mentality lives here.
How big is r/lakers?
Created in 2008, r/lakers has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Sports it ranks #19 of 1,755 communities we track — the top 1.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 2,340× the median Sports subreddit, which has 706 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Sports community we track is r/sports with 22,086,773 members — roughly 13 times the size of r/lakers. 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/lakers on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,651,974 |
|---|---|
| Category | Sports |
| Rank in category | #19 of 1,755 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 706 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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