About r/leagueoflegends
In its own words:
This is a subreddit devoted to the game League of Legends.
The community was created on Jan 13, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 4,970 subscribers (+0.06%). It sits just behind r/AnimalsBeingDerps (#90) and ahead of r/Parenting (#92) in our ranking.
What sets r/leagueoflegends apart
Compared with other large communities, r/leagueoflegends leans heavily on text posts (62% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 17%). For its size it is unusually busy: about 23.8 new posts a day per million members, more than 92% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 3.9× as many posts as the quietest (03:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/leagueoflegends grew from 8,491,251 to 8,507,131 subscribers (+15.9K, +0.19%). That is about 397 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Top posts on r/leagueoflegends this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Oct 30, 2026).
- Lauri ”Cyanide” Happonen has past away at the age of 31u/taalaporriainen · Oct 26 · link
- Team Liquid Alienware vs. Anyone's Legend / World Championship 2026 Swiss Stage - Round 3 / Post-Match Discussionu/Ultimintree · Oct 26 · text post
- Movistar KOI vs. Bilibili Gaming / World Championship 2026 Swiss Stage - Round 1 / Post-Match Discussionu/Ultimintree · Oct 23 · text post
- 369 interview: “… I saw the graphic at the venue the other day. They showed each players champion pools. Mine was just three Valorant agents. It was hilarious”u/killcraft1337 · Oct 27 · video
- Anyone's Legend vs. Karmine Corp / World Championship 2026 Swiss Stage - Round 1 / Post-Match Discussionu/Soul_Sleepwhale · Oct 23 · text post
- If you Buy Collector and get 120 kills, the item pays for itself.u/whosurdaddies · Oct 28 · text post
- LYON vs. Karmine Corp / World Championship 2026 Swiss Stage - Round 2 / Post-Match DiscussionOct 24 · text post
- Interview with TheShy: "I think it’s a real shame that Caedrel abandoned me and started supporting Dplus KIA instead. I don’t know if he’ll watch this interview, but if he does, I hope he’ll share a …u/Sandswaters · Oct 26 · video
- Worlds 2026 / Swiss Round 4 Matchupsu/ahritina · Oct 26 · text post
- Dplus KIA vs. T1 / World Championship 2026 Swiss Stage - Round 2 / Post-Match Discussionu/adz0r · Oct 25 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/leagueoflegends, from 2015 to 2021, ranked by Reddit.
- OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR MARC MERRILL HAS SAID IF THIS POST GETS TO THE TOP OF /R/ALL, HE WILL GIVE GRAVES A CIGAR AGAIN!Apr 1, 2017 · 66,331 points · 859 comments · text post
- Here is my masterpiece. A funcional project ashe bow for my cossplay of her. it took me more than a houndred hours and eighty euros (with a lot of recycled materials and others that i already had) bu…u/Emiliojose77 · Jun 27, 2020 · video
- Tyler1 unbanned from League of Legendsu/CarterIsBad · Jan 4, 2018 · 52,878 points · 4,986 comments · text post
- Jesus Christ. If this gets enough upvotes it will be the first result when people search for "Jesus Christ"u/KILLERCRACK · Apr 1, 2018 · 49,768 points · 312 comments · image
- End me.Apr 1, 2020 · 46,590 points · 605 comments · image
- DoubleLift's Statement on his Familyu/MontageRyanxD · Apr 2, 2018 · 49,735 points · 3,991 comments · link
- Totalbiscuit has passed away, let us never forget the contribution he has given this game among many othersu/Pyrals · May 24, 2018 · 48,368 points · 1,033 comments · text post
- AOC featuring her clutch Baron snipe on IGu/heroes_of_scarif · May 8, 2021 · video
- Fake Moba. If this gets enough upvotes it will be the first image to show up when searching "Fake Moba"u/Kymoon · Apr 1, 2017 · 44,999 points · 990 comments · image
- Tahm Kench getting married - by @HinoyyyyyNov 30, 2019 · 44,491 points · 407 comments · video
What r/leagueoflegends talks about
Across 688 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “worlds”, “swiss”, “game”, “stage” and “league”. Other frequent themes are team, riot, games, world, aram and mayhem. Recurring phrases include “swiss stage”, “world championship”, “aram mayhem” and “stage round”. By format, 62% are text posts, 16% are videos and 11% are images.
Popular post flairs: Discussion (318), Esports (183), Gameplay (44), Humor (36), Art (28), Rotating Event (19).
Activity and best time to post
r/leagueoflegends gets about 200 new posts a day. The public archive holds 5,408,759 posts and 93,819,240 comments in total, about 17.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (260 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (200). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 03:00 UTC.
Rules of r/leagueoflegends
The moderators of r/leagueoflegends list 15 rules. In short:
- No Personal Attacks
- All Claims Require Evidence
- No Excessively Sexual or Violent Content/No NSFW
- Don't Discuss or Advertise Cheats or Exploits
- Posts Must Be Directly Related To League of Legends
- Specific restricted content (see rules for list)
- Don't Address Individuals or Distinct Entities
- Feature Suggestions
- Personal Stories
- Spoilers have to be tagged
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends 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/leagueoflegends have?
r/leagueoflegends has 8,507,131 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #91 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 15,880 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/leagueoflegends created?
r/leagueoflegends was created on Jan 13, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Jan 14, 2010.
Is r/leagueoflegends still active?
Yes. r/leagueoflegends gets about 200 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 5,408,759 posts and 93,819,240 comments. In a sample of 688 recent posts we counted 530 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/leagueoflegends?
Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 03:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/leagueoflegends?
The community describes itself as: “This is a subreddit devoted to the game League of Legends.” Recent post titles often mention worlds, swiss, game, stage and league. Most posts are text posts (62%).
Is r/leagueoflegends SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/leagueoflegends 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/leagueoflegends?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/leagueoflegends accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and polls enabled. It has 15 posted rules, starting with: “No Personal Attacks”; “All Claims Require Evidence”; “No Excessively Sexual or Violent Content/No NSFW”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/leagueoflegends?
Communities with similar topics include r/nfl (12.9M), r/zelda (3.3M), r/PremierLeague (5.1M), r/sports (22.1M) and r/Basketball (1.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 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/leagueoflegends.