Popular news aggregator and social media platform Reddit has published its Reddit Recap 2023 findings – and sent us its top UK and gaming data for the year.
The recap is designed to be a time capsule of the past year’s ‘most vibrant exchanges, touching moments, and hilarious faux pas’ shared and discussed on Reddit, with the top posts, subreddits and more.
Top gaming posts and subreddits in Reddit Recap 2023
Gaming continues to be a juggernaut category on Reddit across the world. The launch of several blockbuster titles rocketed r/Starfield into Reddit’s top 50 communities, boasting 2,815% year-on-year (YoY) growth.
Not to be overshadowed, r/BaldursGate3 secured its top 50 most-viewed spot, growing to a staggering 4,566% YoY ascent and claiming the #15 most-viewed community on the platform.
By the numbers – Reddit Recap 2023:
● With 38.6 million subscribers, r/gaming is the #4 most-subscribed community on Reddit globally, an increase of 7.7m
● r/BaldursGate3 became the #1 most-viewed community in the category with a whopping 1.03bn views and #15 most viewed on Reddit
● r/leagueoflegends retained its spot as the #2 most viewed community in the category and #23 on the platform.
● r/diablo4 shattered records with 23,760% YoY growth
These stats should come as no surprise given Baldur’s Gate 3’s release and universal acclaim this year.
Baldur’s Gate 3 narrator Amelia Tyler also narrated the PC Gaming Show and voice actor Neil Newbon won a Golden Joystick for voicing Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, not to mention Baldur’s Gate 3 and Larian Studios picking up a whopping seven wins at the awards ceremony.
Top UK posts and subreddits in Reddit Recap 2023
It’s been a solid year for Reddit UK in the Reddit Recap 2023. Eurovision didn’t just come to town – the UK owned the spotlight in r/eurovision, taking centre stage with a star-studded lineup of over 20 AMAs, including a call-up from Sam Ryder.
As if scripted for royal drama, the King’s Coronation delivered a double bank holiday weekend and lit up Reddit with
Royal commentary and even a late summer cameo from the King himself. Then the Lionesses roared their way through the Women’s Football World Cup Down Under, taking us on a euphoria-laden ride to a nail-biting final against Spain. And through all the ups and downs of 2023, one love remained constant: the Reddit UK pastime of Greggs worship immortalised in the birth of r/GreggsAppreciation.
And one thing is for sure, UK people really aren’t sure if they’re assholes or not, given the most-viewed and most-engaged community of 2023 is r/amitheasshole.
Most-viewed communities in the UK – Reddit Recap 2023
- r/amitheasshole
- r/soccer
- r/casualuk
- r/askreddit
- r/askuk
- r/unitedkingdom
- r/LegalAdviceUK
- r/bestofredditorupdates
- r/UKPersonalFinance
- r/worldnews
Most-engaged communities in the UK
- r/amitheasshole
- r/askreddit
- r/soccer
- r/casualuk
- r/askuk
- r/unitedkingdom
- r/facepalm
- r/worldnews
- r/ukpolitics
- r/damnthatsinteresting
British born communities
- r/casualuk
- r/askuk
- r/unitedkingdom
- r/LegalAdviceUK
- r/UKPersonalFinance
- r/london
- r/ukpolitics
- r/JuniorDoctorsUK
- r/cartalkuk
- r/ukdrill
Popular posts in the UK
- r/CasualUK: Order is being restored to the universe. (37,080 upvotes)
- r/mildlyinteresting: Two, random, yet almost identical, boomers (33,220 upvotes)
- r/CasualUK: Note to self; Next time you buy some fertiliser pellets for the garden, don’t buy hydrogen peroxide (for my fish tank) in the same week. We all had a giggle in the end. (18,140 upvotes)
- r/SpottedonRightmove: Victorian house includes image of very first owners (15,020 upvotes)
- r/unitedkingdom: I need serious help fellow countrymen, my friend from America sent me this and told me that he finally tried fish & chips 💀(12,600 upvotes)
- r/Scotland: Spotted in Stirling (11,320 upvotes)
- r/glasgow: The way Snoop Dogg was greeted at Glasgow Airport (10,340 upvotes)
- r/GreatBritishMemes: Asked AI to create the happiest British man ever. It did not disappoint (22,540 upvotes)
- r/england: Can we end this debate now? (13,120 upvotes)
- r/london: To the bloke who saw me on a tinder date in the Hoop & Toy pub in South Ken on 28th of Feb 2018… (7,540 upvotes)
Popular AMAs in the UK in 2023
- r/eurovision: Hey Reddit! Sam Ryder here checking in. Come and join me at 7pm GMT on Friday 12th at r/Eurovision for my first ever AMA! Love ya! X (4,480 upvotes)
- r/taskmaster: Hello, I’m little Alex Horne and I am the Taskmaster’s assistant.Please feel free to AMA. (3,220 upvotes)
- r/rugbyunion: I’m Owen Farrell. AMA! (2,160 upvotes)
Related article: See the Reddit Recap 2022 UK and gaming data here
Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
