About r/dbz
In its own words:
A subreddit for the entire Dragon Ball franchise. discord.gg/dbz
Community guide
r/dbz (#475, about 2.3 million) is a subreddit for the entire Dragon Ball franchise. discord.gg/dbz. Collected rules highlight Posting Etiquette; Prohibited Topics; and Submission Guidelines, among 4 listed. Activity mix in sample: image:126, text:83, gallery:74, video:32. Busy sample (~46.9 ppd across 333 posts).
How posts show up
Recent sample mix: image:126, text:83, gallery:74, video:32. Busy sample (~46.9 ppd across 333 posts). That mix is a snapshot, not a posting quota—rules still decide what stays.
Scope checklist
On-scope means staying true to: a subreddit for the entire Dragon Ball franchise. discord.gg/dbz. Off-scope, spam, and listed bans (Posting Etiquette) get removed.
Practical pointers
Skim the top listed rules before asking something already covered. Key themes: Posting Etiquette; Prohibited Topics; Submission Guidelines; Warnings. Be civil; don’t invent unstated culture.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Mar 21, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 616 subscribers (+0.03%). It sits just behind r/PhotoshopRequest (#474) and ahead of r/thelastofus (#476) in our ranking.
What sets r/dbz apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (20:00 UTC) sees about 4.0× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/dbz grew from 2,337,487 to 2,341,521 subscribers (+4K, +0.17%). That is about 92 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/dbz talks about
Across 333 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “dragon”, “ball”, “goku”, “super” and “beerus”. Other frequent themes are vegeta, saiyan, fanart, toriyama, gohan and dbs. Recurring phrases include “dragon ball”, “ball super”, “super saiyan” and “super beerus”. By format, 38% are images, 25% are text posts and 22% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (98), Fanart (73), Question (31), Cosplay (20), Animation (19), Image (13).
Activity and best time to post
r/dbz gets about 47 new posts a day. The public archive holds 347,093 posts and 4,651,281 comments in total, about 13.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (63 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (36). Posting peaks around 20:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/dbz
The moderators of r/dbz list 4 rules. In short:
- Posting Etiquette
- Prohibited Topics
- Submission Guidelines
- Warnings
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/dbz 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 subscribers does r/dbz have?
r/dbz has 2,341,521 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #475 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,034 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/dbz?
r/dbz was created on Mar 21, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 28, 2011.
How active is r/dbz?
Very active: r/dbz gets about 47 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 347,093 posts and 4,651,281 comments. In a sample of 333 recent posts we counted 261 different authors.
When is r/dbz most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 20:00 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/dbz about?
The community describes itself as: “A subreddit for the entire Dragon Ball franchise. discord.gg/dbz” Recent post titles often mention dragon, ball, goku, super and beerus. Most posts are images (38%).
Is r/dbz safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/dbz as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/dbz?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/dbz accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “Posting Etiquette”; “Prohibited Topics”; “Submission Guidelines”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/dbz?
Communities with similar topics include r/DnD (4.3M), r/BaldursGate3 (3.4M), r/AnimeART (1.9M), r/Steam (5.4M) and r/jobs (2.9M).
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/dbz.