The results are in, and do we ever have the goods. In fact, the goods are so good, we’re calling them the best––and they should be, because you picked them! You may have noticed your dedicated moderators from many of your favorite communities holding “Best of” contests, allowing you, our discriminating redditors, to nominate and vote on the best posts, comments, and more from 2018.

With more than 850 subreddits holding “best of” contests for 2018, you could spend all of 2019 just browsing all the community chosen highlights! We’re just covering the tip of the iceberg in this blog post, so be sure to check out r/bestof2018 for even more results! Protip: search r/bestof2018 for your favorite subreddits by name to find their results thread.

Without further adieu, here are just a few highlights from the best of Reddit in 2018:

Entertainment

Need some new tunes, a good read, or just want to chit-chat with other redditors about your favorite fan theories? Look no further for the best of what our entertainment communities dished up in 2018.

Sports

Pigskin, stickball, hoops, and very fast cars … Regardless of your favorite sport, Reddit has your bases covered. Check out the best moments from some our top sports related communities:

Gaming

Video gaming communities continue to thrive on Reddit. Whether you’re into casual or competitive, PC or––gasp––console gaming, there’s a community to call home for gamers of all levels.

And of course…

Last, but certainly not least, here are a few staff picks!

2018 was a big milestone for moderators as well, as more users than ever dipped their toes into moderation, and we reached over 20k active moderators sitewide. Please give us a hand in extending some well deserved gratitude to all of our most excellent moderators across the site! As we’re already about 1/12th of the way through the new year, we can’t wait to see what 2019 has in store for our amazing communities.