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r/football↗

Football - The People's Sport

A discussion-first football community

1.1M subscribers942 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)664 authors / mosince 2008

r/football has 1.1M members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 942 posts a month from 664 people. Top topics: Manchester United Updates, Cristiano Ronaldo Updates and ChampionsLeague.

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Size and growth

How r/football has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+12%in 12 months · +1.7% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 20261.1M
Growing1.1M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/football

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−52%vs Sep 2025 · +18% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026942
QuieterPeaked at 6.1k in Jul 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/football

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Manchester United Updates0.9%
  2. Cristiano Ronaldo Updates0.8%
  3. ChampionsLeague0.8%
  4. World Cup Finals & History0.8%
  5. Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi Messi0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. ESPN, LLC
  2. Sky Sports
  3. FIFA
  4. Yahoo!
  5. The Independent

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research