About r/Minecraftbuilds
In its own words:
r/MinecraftBuilds, a place to showcase your completed builds!From PC to Pocket Edition, professional to novice all are welcome. We want to see what you have created!
The community was created on Mar 16, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 1,960 subscribers (+0.15%). Among the 19 communities on our Minecraft list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/Minecraftbuilds apart
People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 6.2 comments per post, against 16.2 for a typical large subreddit. For its size it is unusually busy: about 29.0 new posts a day per million members, more than 94% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.72% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 99% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 8.0× as many posts as the quietest (09:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/Minecraftbuilds went up from 1,273,868 to 1,283,024 subscribers (+9.2K, +0.72%). That is about 229 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Minecraftbuilds talks about
We read the titles of 162 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “build”, “minecraft”, “world”, “survival” and “house”. Other frequent themes are castle, built, inspired, city, building and making. Recurring phrases include “planet minecraft”, “sky fantasy”, “fantasy castle” and “minecraft map”. By format, 64% are galleries, 28% are images and 8% are videos.
Popular post flairs: House/Base (42), Towns/Cities (30), Recreated in Minecraft (18), Other (16), Megabuild (12), Castle (11).
Activity and best time to post
r/Minecraftbuilds gets about 37 new posts a day. The public archive holds 273,228 posts and 1,681,038 comments in total, about 6.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (38 posts) and the quietest was Monday (20). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Minecraftbuilds
The moderators of r/Minecraftbuilds list 10 rules. In short:
- Rule 1 - All posts must include a screenshot (or short Reddit video) of a Minecraft build
- Rule 2 - Original content only
- Rule 3 - No low effort meme/joke builds.
- Rule 4 - Do not ask for build ideas in the title. Asking for feedback is fine.
- Rule 5 - Be civil. Constructive criticism is welcome, attacking people's builds is not.
- Rule 6 - Disallowed Builds
- Rule 7 - The build must be fully visible in the image (subtle watermarks are fine)
- Rule 8 - No begging for upvotes, clickbaity titles or TikTok content
- Rule 9 - No selling builds.
- Rule 10 - No Low Quality Screenshots
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Minecraftbuilds and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/Minecraftbuilds?
r/Minecraftbuilds has 1,283,024 subscribers, which makes it the #826 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 9,156 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
How old is r/Minecraftbuilds?
r/Minecraftbuilds was created on Mar 16, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years.
How active is r/Minecraftbuilds?
Very active: r/Minecraftbuilds gets about 37 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 273,228 posts and 1,681,038 comments. In a sample of 162 recent posts we counted 148 different authors.
When is r/Minecraftbuilds most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Monday, and most posts arrive around 13:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/Minecraftbuilds about?
The community describes itself as: “r/MinecraftBuilds, a place to showcase your completed builds!From PC to Pocket Edition, professional to novice all are welcome. We want to see what you have created!” Recent post titles often mention build, minecraft, world, survival and house. Most posts are galleries (64%).
Is r/Minecraftbuilds safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Minecraftbuilds as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Minecraftbuilds?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Minecraftbuilds accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Rule 1 - All posts must include a screenshot (or short Reddit video) of a Minecraft build”; “Rule 2 - Original content only”; “Rule 3 - No low effort meme/joke builds.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Minecraftbuilds?
Communities with similar topics include r/Minecraft (8.8M), r/MinecraftMemes (3.4M), r/pcmasterrace (16.4M), r/space (28M) and r/UpliftingNews (20.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Minecraftbuilds.