About r/ffxiv
In its own words:
A community for fans of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial that includes the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavenward and Stormblood expansions up to level 70 with no restrictions on playtime. FFXIV's latest expansion, Dawntrail, is out now!
Community guide
r/ffxiv (#775, about 1.4 million subscribers) — A community for fans of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial that includes the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavenward and Stormblood expansions up to… A recent sample averaged 82 posts a day (~56% text, ~29% image, ~8% gallery). Its public rules include: Be civil and respectful, no name shaming; Abide by these listed FFXIV User Agreement topics; Mark all spoilers; Restricted types of content; Ensure screenshots are easily understood. It is listed under “Games”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Spoiler tags matter for fresh releases, endings, or results. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own work. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Err on spoiler tags. Common flairs include: [Question], [Discussion], [Fanart - Original Content], [In-game screenshot]. Volume is high—clear titles help.
The community was created on Jan 28, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 906 subscribers (+0.07%). It sits just behind r/notinteresting (#775) and ahead of r/futbol (#777) in our ranking.
What sets r/ffxiv apart
It is a discussion-heavy community, with about 26.2 comments per post over its lifetime versus a Top 100 median of 13.0. For its size it is unusually busy: about 60.1 new posts a day per million members, more than 89% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/ffxiv climbed from 1,366,704 to 1,373,724 subscribers (+7K, +0.51%). That is about 138 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/ffxiv this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Meanwhile, in the Hrothgar corner of Limsa...u/DrForester · Nov 1 · video
- Yoshida confirms you will be able to change your Nephele's color.u/DrForester · Nov 1 · image
- I was told this was gender lockedu/regaliaO_O · Nov 1 · image
- Plugsuit Y'shtola (art by @monamomm)u/Gorotheninja · Nov 2 · image
- We had some good times, Aetheryte Earring.u/risel56 · Nov 4 · image
- This ugly piece of metal needs to be updated graphically and it needs to be hideable as well. And if you need a lore reason then just say they make them “pocket sized” now.u/Mouseqote · Nov 4 · image
- How I felt whenever this guy was on screen [Spoiler: 7.0](repost)u/Life-Motor-1409 · Nov 4 · image
- Inventory bait will be removed in 8.0u/loopdaploop · Nov 1 · text post
- Alphinaud key art pose looked familiaru/aceSakirfice · Nov 6 · image
- I love himu/Ldc2434saikyou · Nov 1 · image
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/ffxiv, from 2017 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Join the Battle for Net Neutrality! Net neutrality will die in a month and will affect FFXIV and many other websites and services, unless we fight for it!u/Eanae · Nov 21, 2017 · 50,266 points · 589 comments · link
- 8 Years playing, this is the funniest thing i've ever seen...u/Rogercastelo · May 3, 2022 · 24,186 points · 367 comments · image
- Times changeu/Scion-7-Dawn · Aug 18, 2021 · 20,842 points · 738 comments · image
- Never should have come here!u/_Vard_ · Oct 4, 2021 · 18,785 points · 297 comments · video
- As a female player, I deeply appreciate thisu/Bryozoa · Aug 25, 2021 · 15,824 points · 1,347 comments · image
- Petitionu/Aayan_Farooqui · Jan 21, 2025 · text post
- My favorite way to use the new emoteu/_Vard_ · Sep 22, 2021 · 14,852 points · 273 comments · video
- He’s on his way. Let’s welcome Asmongold to Eorzea with open arms.u/mikebanetbc · Jul 3, 2021 · 14,487 points · 6,556 comments · image
- As the Colonel, people often ask me for Chicken, And I love the delight when I give them a full $5 fill up box!u/_Vard_ · Sep 30, 2021 · 14,220 points · 310 comments · image
- SQUARE ENIX DONATES 250K TO BLACKLIVESMATTERu/bigkyrososa · Jun 2, 2020 · link
What r/ffxiv talks about
Across 644 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “evercold”, “brawler”, “keybound”, “game” and “question”. Other frequent themes are spoiler, fanfest, player, art, keyboard and edition. Recurring phrases include “keybound brawler”, “keyboard brawler”, “daily questions” and “questions faq”. By format, 56% are text posts, 29% are images and 8% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: [Question] (165), [Discussion] (160), [Fanart - Original Content] (52), [In-game screenshot] (37), [Meme] (31), [Fluff] (30).
Activity and best time to post
r/ffxiv gets about 83 new posts a day. The public archive holds 794,044 posts and 20,816,778 comments in total, about 26.2 comments per post.
Rules of r/ffxiv
The moderators of r/ffxiv list 12 rules. In short:
- Be civil and respectful, no name shaming
- Abide by these listed FFXIV User Agreement topics
- Mark all spoilers
- Restricted types of content
- Ensure screenshots are easily understood
- Fanworks
- Don't spam
- Search before posting
- No sexual NSFW content
- Misleading information
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/ffxiv 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/ffxiv have?
r/ffxiv has 1,373,724 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #776 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 7,020 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
When was r/ffxiv created?
r/ffxiv was created on Jan 28, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years.
Is r/ffxiv still active?
Yes. r/ffxiv gets about 83 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 794,044 posts and 20,816,778 comments. In a sample of 644 recent posts we counted 533 different authors.
What kind of posts are on r/ffxiv?
The community describes itself as: “A community for fans of the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV, with an expanded free trial that includes the entirety of A Realm Reborn and the award-winning Heavenward and Stormblood expansions up to level …” Recent post titles often mention evercold, brawler, keybound, game and question. Most posts are text posts (56%).
Is r/ffxiv SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/ffxiv as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/ffxiv?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/ffxiv accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 12 posted rules, starting with: “Be civil and respectful, no name shaming”; “Abide by these listed FFXIV User Agreement topics”; “Mark all spoilers”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/ffxiv?
Communities with similar topics include r/DotA2 (1.8M), r/Fantasy (4M), r/witcher (1.4M), r/2007scape (1.4M) and r/VALORANT (2.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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/ffxiv.