Top Franchises of the Year Based on Community Activity

1. Game of Thrones

2. Marvel

3. Star Wars

4. Star Trek

5. DC Cinematic

Brandwatch’s Top Movies Released in 2019 by Mentions

Most Discussed Movies Released in 2019

1. Joker

2. Captain Marvel

3. Aquaman

4. Aladdin

5. Shazam!

6. Avengers: Endgame

7. Glass

8. The Lion King

9. Toy Story 4

10. Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

Tl;dr:

• 34% increase in YoY subscribers in top 50 sports communities.

• The NBA was massive on Reddit in 2019. r/nba was the

  1

  overall sports community this year, and a number of NBA communities made it into the Top 50 sports communities, including r/torontoraptors, which hosted 2x the activity in 2019 than r/warriors.

• The FIFA Women’s World Cup helped elevate r/womenssoccer to a 448% increase in YoY activity, while r/reddevils, r/liverpoolfc and r/MLS all placed in the Top 25 overall sports communities of 2019.

• Fantasy sports were big on Reddit with r/fantasyfootball, r/fantasybaseball and r/fantasypl all ranked within the top 20 sports communities of 2019. YoY subscriber growth was seen in r/fantasybball (+82%), r/fantasycl (+74%) and r/fantasybaseball (+73%).

Community Rankings by Activity

Top Sports Communities

1. r/nba

2. r/nfl

3. r/soccer

4. r/squaredcircle

5. r/hockey

Brandwatch’s Top Sports Trends of 2019 on Reddit by Mentions

Most Discussed NBA Teams

1. Los Angeles Lakers

2. Golden State Warriors

3. Toronto Raptors

4. Boston Celtics

5. Milwaukee Bucks

Most Discussed NFL Teams

1. New England Patriots

2. Cleveland Browns

3. Chicago Bears

4. Philadelphia Eagles

5. Los Angeles Rams

Most Discussed NFL Players

1. Tom Brady

2. Antonio Brown

3. Michael Thomas

4. Julio Jones

5. Patrick Mahomes

Most Discussed Soccer Players

1. Alisson Becker

2. Harry Kane

3. Cristiano Ronaldo

4. Eden Hazard

5. Lionel Messi

Most Discussed NHL Teams

1. St. Louis Blues

2. Boston Bruins

3. San Jose Sharks

4. Vancouver Canucks

5. Dallas Stars

Most Discussed MLB Teams

1. New York Yankees

2. Atlanta Braves

3. Houston Astros

4. Chicago Cubs

5. L.A. Dodgers

Tl;dr:

• 42% YoY increase in subscribers in top 50 gaming communities.

• Battle Royales had a big year with r/fortnitebr ranking as the

  1

  overall game community on Reddit, with two other Fortnite-related communities ranked in the Top 100.

• Throwback games made a splash on the platform with a number of classic hits

• listed in Reddit’s Top 50 gaming communities, including r/classicwow (

  7

  ), r/pokemon (

  20

  ), r/mortalkombat (

  24

  ) and r/dnd (

  30

  ); Crash Bandicoot (r/crashbandicoot), which had a huge release earlier this year, saw a 731% increase in YoY activity.

• Not only is r/DotA2 in the top 15 gaming communities, but Dota 2 players were also the most discussed Esports figures on Reddit in 2019.

Community Rankings by Activity

Top Game Communities

1. r/fortnitebr

2. r/leagueoflegends

3. r/DestinyTheGame

4. r/minecraft

5. r/classicwow

Top Sports Game Community

• r/fifa

Top MOBA Game Community

• r/LeagueofLegends

Top Competitive Game Community

• r/fortnitecompetitive

Top Action RPG Community

• r/pathofexile

Top Board Game Community

• r/dnd

Brandwatch’s Top Gaming Trends

of 2019 on Reddit by Mentions

Most Discussed Esports Events

1. Blizzcon

2. E3

3. PAX

4. Gamescom

5. GDC

6. Comic Con

7. DreamHack Leipzig

8. ChinaJoy / Minecon / Tokyo Game Show (TIE)