r/sports
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Sports News and Highlights from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, MLS, and leagues around the world.
Members
21,843,054
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2007
September 17, 2007
Total posts
833.0K
archived
Total comments
9.1M
archived
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How many members does r/sports have?
r/sports had 21,843,054 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/sports dead?
No. r/sports is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/sports created?
r/sports was created on September 17, 2007.
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