About r/Piracy
In its own words:
⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.
Community guide
r/Piracy (#345, about 3.1 million) discusses digital piracy—including ethical problems and legal advancements. Rules: posts must relate to piracy discussion; don’t request invites/trade/sell/self-promo; don’t request or link specific pirated titles (including in DMs); show effort and respect. Text/Image (~94 ppd).
Piracy as discussion topic
Talk about the phenomenon, ethics, and legal landscape—not “link me this title.”
No title requests or invite trades
No specific pirated-title links/requests (incl. DMs); no invite trading or selling.
Practical pointers
Text-heavy samples; Question/Discussion/News/Guide flairs. Follow live law where you live.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Sep 20, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 13,796 subscribers (+0.45%). It sits just behind r/xxfitness (#343) and ahead of r/BeautyGuruChatter (#346) in our ranking.
What sets r/Piracy apart
Compared with other large communities, r/Piracy leans heavily on text posts (74% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 30.3 new posts a day per million members, more than 85% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 2.63% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 99% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (16:00 UTC) sees about 3.8× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Piracy climbed from 3,018,943 to 3,098,228 subscribers (+79.3K, +2.63%). That is about 1,802 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Piracy talks about
Across 575 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “download”, “sites”, “games”, “streaming” and “free”. Other frequent themes are ps5, watch, movies, switch, website and music. Recurring phrases include “streaming sites”, “ps5 games”, “mario kart” and “error code”. By format, 74% are text posts, 18% are images and 4% are links.
Popular post flairs: Question (338), Discussion (130), Humor (42), News (29), Guide (24), Self-Promotion (11).
Activity and best time to post
r/Piracy gets about 94 new posts a day. The public archive holds 516,509 posts and 5,281,579 comments in total, about 10.2 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (91 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (65). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Piracy
The moderators of r/Piracy list 4 rules. In short:
- Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy
- Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote
- Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs
- Show effort and respect
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Piracy 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 many members does r/Piracy have?
r/Piracy has 3,098,228 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #345 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 79,285 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/Piracy?
r/Piracy was created on Sep 20, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 14, 2009.
How active is r/Piracy?
Very active: r/Piracy gets about 94 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 516,509 posts and 5,281,579 comments. In a sample of 575 recent posts we counted 517 different authors.
When is r/Piracy most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/Piracy about?
The community describes itself as: “⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.” Recent post titles often mention download, sites, games, streaming and free. Most posts are text posts (74%).
Is r/Piracy safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Piracy as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Piracy?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Piracy accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy”; “Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote”; “Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Piracy?
Communities with similar topics include r/legaladvice (3.6M), r/lifehacks (14.6M), r/techsupport (3.5M), r/comicbooks (4.1M) and r/DigitalPainting (3.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 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/Piracy.