r/gaming
Activer/gaming
The Number One Gaming forum on the Internet.
Members
45,434,655
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2007
September 17, 2007
Total posts
7.0M
archived
Total comments
102.8M
archived
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How many members does r/gaming have?
r/gaming had 45,434,655 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/gaming dead?
No. r/gaming is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/gaming created?
r/gaming was created on September 17, 2007.
Can I take over r/gaming?
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