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ESPN: a meta discussion

A place to discuss anything and everything about Disney's ESPN cable channel

50k subscribers241 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)196 authors / mosince 2011

r/ESPN has 50k members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 241 posts a month from 196 people. Top topics: ESPN Coverage & Controversies, Dan LeBatard Show Controversy and NFL Podcasts.

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Size and growth

How r/ESPN has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+27%in 12 months · +7.3% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202650k
Growing50k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−8.7%vs Sep 2025 · +44% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026241
QuieterPeaked at 623 in Sep 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ESPN

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. ESPN Coverage & Controversies1.8%
  2. Dan LeBatard Show Controversy0.8%
  3. NFL Podcasts0.7%
  4. Broadcasters and TV Coverage0.5%
  5. ESPN Critique0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. EssentiallySports
  2. Yahoo!
  3. MLB
  4. CBS Sports
  5. NFL

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