How the tabletop RPGs communities compare
Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 98% of all members on this list, so most of the tabletop RPGs conversation happens in a handful of places. Among the communities we track weekly, r/DnD grew fastest recently (+0.04%, +1.9K members since Nov 2). The oldest is r/rpg, founded in 2008, and every community here is more than five years old — this is a long-established corner of Reddit.
5 tabletop RPGs subreddits by member count
r/DnD 4,311,443 members · +1.9K since Nov 2 · since 2009A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its Billionth Edition future.
r/rpg 1,604,225 members · ~34 posts/day · +702 since Nov 2 · since 2008A subreddit for all things related to tabletop roleplaying games
- Dr/DnDIY ↗ 157,719 members · since 2015
Share your D&D (and other games, too!) DIY projects here!
- Rr/RPGdesign ↗ 81,565 members · since 2014
A gathering place for anyone, either casually or professionally, designing, hacking, or otherwise working with the mechanics of pen-and-paper tabletop role-playing games.
- Dr/DndAdventureWriter ↗ 40,101 members · ~2.4 posts/day · since 2017
A place to discuss, build, and share D&D modules & one-shots for any edition of D&D. Welcome!
What these communities upvoted this week
A cross-section of this week's top posts from the bigger tabletop RPGs subreddits, in the order Reddit ranks them.
- The Weekly Roll Ch. 219. "Dangit" [OC][Art]r/DnD · Nov 5
- We start in a tavern, but for other game systems...r/rpg · Nov 4
- Handing out Halloween candy and DMing mini sessions for a chance to win full-size candy bars [OC]r/DnD · Oct 31
- Grimwild: Community Edition, now available for free in PDF, as print-on-demand soonr/rpg · Nov 3
Choosing where to post
Before posting, sort a subreddit by “Top” for the past month: it shows in a minute what that community rewards. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the biggest tabletop RPGs subreddit?
Of the communities listed here, r/DnD is the largest, with 4,311,443 members, followed by r/rpg (1.6M) and r/DnDIY (157.7K).
Which tabletop RPGs subreddit is the most active?
By new posts per day, r/rpg leads with about 34, ahead of r/DndAdventureWriter (2). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
How many tabletop RPGs subreddits are there?
We list 5 safe-for-work tabletop RPGs communities with at least 25,000 members each, 6.2M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest tabletop RPGs subreddit?
r/rpg, created on Jan 25, 2008.
Are these tabletop RPGs subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Nov 6, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.