About r/entertainment
In its own words:
For news and discussion of the entertainment industry.
Community guide
r/entertainment is a long-running industry news and discussion hub (created 2007 in the directory). Rank #119 (about 6.6 million subscribers). Collected metadata marks submission type as link-oriented, and activity samples are dominated by links—matching a newsroom-style front page rather than a meme grid.
What belongs
Entertainment-industry news and discussion. Rules remove off-topic posts, spam, abuse, misinformation, and editorialized titles, and discourage duplicate topics.
Versus popculturechat and fandom subs
popculturechat skews gossip/analysis with mixed media. Franchise fandoms (Marvel, anime, games) go deep on one IP. r/entertainment aims at industry-wide news; related names in the directory are noisy (games/anime)—prefer clear industry relevance over fan-clip dumps.
Practical pointers
Prefer straight titles; avoid re-submitting the same topic; no hate speech or trolling.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Sep 17, 2007, which makes it 19 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 4,467 subscribers (+0.07%). It sits just behind r/blursedimages (#118) and ahead of r/AnimalsBeingJerks (#120) in our ranking.
What sets r/entertainment apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 10.7× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/entertainment went up from 6,530,207 to 6,552,508 subscribers (+22.3K, +0.34%). That is about 507 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/entertainment talks about
Looking at the titles of 326 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “stewart”, “patrick”, “star”, “dies” and “halloween”. Other frequent themes are film, movie, trump, reveals, costume and x-men. Recurring phrases include “patrick stewart”, “box office”, “star trek” and “halloween costume”. By format, 97% are links and 3% are videos.
Popular post flairs: Removed: already posted (5), Removed: off-topic (4), Removed: editorialized title (2).
Activity and best time to post
r/entertainment gets about 50 new posts a day. The public archive holds 830,639 posts and 10,636,458 comments in total, about 12.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (58 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (32). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/entertainment
The moderators of r/entertainment list 9 rules. In short:
- Off-topic posts will be removed.
- Don't spam.
- No abusive comments.
- No trolls.
- No racism or hate speech.
- No misinformation.
- Editorialized titles.
- Topics already submitted.
- Off-topic comments.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/entertainment 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/entertainment have?
r/entertainment has 6,552,508 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #119 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 22,301 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/entertainment?
r/entertainment was created on Sep 17, 2007, so it has been around for 19 years.
How active is r/entertainment?
Very active: r/entertainment gets about 50 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 830,639 posts and 10,636,458 comments. In a sample of 326 recent posts we counted 113 different authors.
When is r/entertainment most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 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/entertainment about?
The community describes itself as: “For news and discussion of the entertainment industry.” Recent post titles often mention stewart, patrick, star, dies and halloween. Most posts are links (97%).
Is r/entertainment safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/entertainment as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/entertainment?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/entertainment accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts). It has 9 posted rules, starting with: “Off-topic posts will be removed.”; “Don't spam.”; “No abusive comments.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/entertainment?
Communities with similar topics include r/Marvel (3.8M), r/Overwatch (6.2M), r/apexlegends (3.1M), r/horror (3.6M) and r/popculturechat (6.7M).
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/entertainment.