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The following is a selection of known active SMF forums which boast a post count of over 500,000. The list is still under construction and will be expanded with more large forums over time. "As of (date)" indicates the date these statistics were last updated for a specific board.
The following is a list of known active SMF forums which boast a post count of over 500,000. The list is still under construction and will be expanded with more large forums over time. "As of (date)" indicates the date these statistics were last updated for a specific board.


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! Description
! Description
|-
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/ Kanye West Forum]
|<!-- url/ name --> [https://bitcointalk.org/ Bitcointalk]  
|<!-- posts ------->43,421,938
|<!-- posts ------->64,501,749
|<!-- topics ------>561,236
|<!-- topics ------>1,390,417
|<!-- members -->55,294
|<!-- members -->3,638,101
|<!-- updated ---->2015/01
|<!-- updated ---->2024/09
|<!--description-->
|<!--description-->
|-
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/  Red and White Kop]   
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/  Red and White Kop]   
|<!-- posts ------->12,645,920
|<!-- posts ------->18,528,247
|<!-- topics ------>165,300
|<!-- topics ------>180,385
|<!-- members -->41,405
|<!-- members -->44,966
|<!-- updated ---->2014/11
|<!-- updated ---->2024/09
|<!--description-->
|<!--description-->
|-
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://forum.burek.com/  Burek]  
|<!-- url/ name --> [https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php Elliquiy Adult Role Playing]
|<!-- posts ------->11,810,007
|<!-- posts ------->16,493,748
|<!-- topics ------>625,484
|<!-- topics ------>293,959
|<!-- members -->2,145,009
|<!-- members -->44,549
|<!-- updated ---->2014/11
|<!-- updated ---->2024/09
|<!--description-->
|<!--description-->
|-
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [https://bitcointalk.org/ Bitcointalk]  
|<!-- url/ name --> [https://forums.hogville.net/ Hogville]
|<!-- posts ------->11,166,204
|<!-- posts ------->11,623,441
|<!-- topics ------>430,764
|<!-- topics ------>451,488
|<!-- members -->493,223
|<!-- members -->26,846
|<!-- updated ---->2015/04
|<!-- updated ---->2024/09
|<!--description-->
|<!--description-->
|-
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.hogville.net/yabbse/ Hogville]
|[https://talkelections.org/FORUM/ Talk Elections]
|<!-- posts ------->7,761,588
|<!-- posts ------->8,733,811
|<!-- topics ------>342,807
|<!-- topics ------>395,228
|<!-- members -->27,341
|<!-- members -->13,497
|<!-- updated ---->2014/11
|<!-- updated ---->2024/09
|<!--description-->
|Discussions about elections, political cartography, and politics
|-
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php Elliquiy Adult Role Playing]
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php Getbig Forums]
|<!-- posts ------->7,143,775
|<!-- posts ------->8,417,622
|<!-- topics ------>
|<!-- topics ------>293,716
|<!-- members -->25,090
|<!-- members -->49,915
|<!-- updated ---->2015/01
|<!-- updated ---->2015/01
|<!--description-->
|<!--description-->Bodybuilding, figure and fitness forums
|-
| [http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php TaleWorlds Forum]
| 6,490,781
| 246,641
| 153,451
| 2014/11
| Developers of Mount & Blade games.
|-
|[http://www.fertilityfriends.co.uk/forum/ Fertility friends]
|<!-- posts ------>6,389,256
|<!-- topics --> 332,759
|<!-- members -->
| 2016/11
|<!--description-->
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php Getbig Forums]
|5,082,924
|<!-- topics ------>
|<!-- members -->
| 2015/01
|<!--description-->
|-
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.italiansubs.net/forum/ Italian Subs Addicted Forum]
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.italiansubs.net/forum/ Italian Subs Addicted Forum]
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| 2014/11  
| 2014/11  
|<!--description-->
|<!--description-->
|-
| [http://www.biology-forums.com/ Biology Discussion Forums]
| 4,618,839
| 1,721,291
| 302,000
| 2019/08
| Free homework help
|-
|-
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.craftster.org/forum/  Crafster.org]
|<!-- url/ name --> [http://www.craftster.org/forum/  Crafster.org]
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| 2015/01
| 2015/01
|<!--description-->
|<!--description-->
|-
| [http://www.astronomy.ru/forum Astronomy.ru]
| 4,196,625
| 88,115
| 33,299
| 2019/02
| Russian, astronomy
|-
|-
| [http://www.simplemachines.org/community/ Simple Machines Forum]
| [http://www.simplemachines.org/community/ Simple Machines Forum]
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| SMF powered forum home of SMF, for support with SMF and a general SMF community for users of SMF.
| SMF powered forum home of SMF, for support with SMF and a general SMF community for users of SMF.
|-
|-
| [http://www.forumscp.com/  Fórum SCP]
| 3,351,783
| 20,959
| 5,398
| 2014/12
| Fans of Sporting Club of Portugal
|-
| [https://www.moparscape.org/ MoparScape]
| [https://www.moparscape.org/ MoparScape]
| 3,263,271
| 3,263,271
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|<!--description-->
|<!--description-->
|-
|-
| [http://bpdfamily.com/message_board/index.php BPDFamily.com]
| [https://hommaforum.org/index.php Hommaforum.org]
| 2,911,688
| 3,005,786
| 282,082
| 59,342
| 70,130
| 11,267
| 2015/01
| 2020/07
| Support group for families having a mentally ill family member
| Finnish political discussion forum
|
|-
|-
| [http://www.astronomy.ru/forum Astronomy.ru]
| [https://forums.fearlessfriday.com/ FearlessFriday.com]
| 2,763,950
| 2,929,859
| 61,329
| 104,887
| 23,900
| 15,143
| 2014/09
| 2024/09
| Russian, astronomy
|  
|-
|-
| [http://www.40konline.com 40KOnline]
| [http://www.40konline.com 40KOnline]
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| Fans of Warhammer 40,000 game
| Fans of Warhammer 40,000 game
|-
|-
| [http://kboards.com/ KBoards]
| [http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/ AvPGalaxy]
| 2,517,538
| 2,407,352
| 131,668
| 37,633
| 74,636
| 20,949
| 2014/02
| 2021/11
| Kindle readers and authors of ebooks
| Alien vs Predator forum
|-
|-
| [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/ Bay12 Games Forum]
| [http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/ Bay12 Games Forum]
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| BenzoBuddies: <i>an inclusive, nonjudgmental mutual-support environment for all who wish to withdraw from benzodiazepines.</i>
| BenzoBuddies: <i>an inclusive, nonjudgmental mutual-support environment for all who wish to withdraw from benzodiazepines.</i>
|-
|-
| [http://www.chevyavalanchefanclub.com/cafcna/ Chevy Avalanche Fan Club]
| [https://forum.multitool.org/ Multitool Forum]
| 1,935,658
| 1,873,911
| 116,115
| 75,565
| 49,335
| 6,386
| 2013/05
| 2019/02
|<!--description-->
| Intelligent tool discussion and info for the collector, enthusiast and user.
|-
| [http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/ AvPGalaxy]
| 1,934,700
| 29,086
| 18,436
| 2015/03
| Alien vs Predator forum
|-
|-
| [https://geekhack.org/ geekhack]
| [https://geekhack.org/ geekhack]
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| Keyboard Modifications and Accessories
| Keyboard Modifications and Accessories
|-
|-
| [http://www.hondenvrienden.be/ Hondenvrienden]
| [http://www.eevblog.com/forum/ EEVBlog Electronics]
| 1,431,046
| 1,320,826
| 55,226
| 87,084
| 7,751
| 40,615
| 2014/03
| 2017/11
| Belgian biggest dog forum
| EEVBlog Electronics Community
|-
|-
| [http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ NASA Spaceflight]
| [http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/ NASA Spaceflight]
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|-
|-
|[http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/ Bass Fishing Forum]
|[http://www.ultimatebass.com/bass-fishing-forum/ Bass Fishing Forum]
| 1,124,972
| 1,676,627
|<!-- topics ------>
| 145,835
|<!-- members -->
| 27,973
| 2015/01
| 2021/02
|<!--description-->
| Bass Fishing for Everyone
|-
|-
|[http://forum.avast.com/ Avast! WEBforum]
|[http://forum.avast.com/ Avast! WEBforum]
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| 2015/04
| 2015/04
| Online community of (anti-virus) security firm Avast!  
| Online community of (anti-virus) security firm Avast!  
|-
| [http://www.mustangv8.com Forum Mustang]
| 1,087,068
| 42,450
| 9,745
| 2018/03
| French forum about Ford Mustang cars
|-
|-
| [http://board.marlincrawler.com Marlin Crawler]
| [http://board.marlincrawler.com Marlin Crawler]
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| 2016/01
| 2016/01
| Dutch site about emergency services
| Dutch site about emergency services
|-
| [http://www.biology-forums.com/ Biology Discussion Forums]
| 902,061
| 256,447
| 103,495
| 2015/10
| Free homework help
|-
|-
| [http://www.nsno.co.uk/forums/ NSNO Everton Forum]
| [http://www.nsno.co.uk/forums/ NSNO Everton Forum]
| 1,009,517
| 1,469,528
| 29,019
| 44,733
| 3,793
| 4,565
| 2016/02
| 2018/10
| Supporters of Everton Football Club
| Supporters of Everton Football Club
|-
|-
| [http://forums.comodo.com/ COMODO]
| [http://www.farkistan.org/ Farkistan]
| 758,600
| 908,361
| 82,012
| 48,451
| 157,392
| 3,789
| 2015/04
| 2021/06
| Community forum of COMODO, a security firm providing security solutions such as SSL certificates.
| Farkistan alliance forums for the online browser-based game Cybernations
|-
|-
| [http://www.mustangv8.com/fr/ Forum Mustang]
| [http://www.perusingtheshelves.com/ Perusing The Shelves]
| 719,269
| 633,716
| 29,112
| 50,826
| 5,496
| 190,941
| 2015/07
| 2016/08
| French forum about Ford Mustang cars
| Online community for Readers
|-
|-
| [http://www.thebeerspot.com/forum TheBeerSpot]
| [http://www.thebeerspot.com/forum TheBeerSpot]
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| Dutch site about fire fighters
| Dutch site about fire fighters
|-
|-
| [http://www.perusingtheshelves.com/ Perusing The Shelves]
| [https://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php Naked Science Discussion Forum]
| 633,716
| 533,438
| 50,826
| 46,909
| 190,941
| 17,329
| 2016/08
| 2020/05
| Online community for Readers
|
|}




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[[Category:Who uses SMF]]

Latest revision as of 04:39, 18 September 2024

The following is a list of known active SMF forums which boast a post count of over 500,000. The list is still under construction and will be expanded with more large forums over time. "As of (date)" indicates the date these statistics were last updated for a specific board.

Name Posts Topics Members Update Description
Bitcointalk 64,501,749 1,390,417 3,638,101 2024/09
Red and White Kop 18,528,247 180,385 44,966 2024/09
Elliquiy Adult Role Playing 16,493,748 293,959 44,549 2024/09
Hogville 11,623,441 451,488 26,846 2024/09
Talk Elections 8,733,811 395,228 13,497 2024/09 Discussions about elections, political cartography, and politics
Getbig Forums 8,417,622 293,716 49,915 2015/01 Bodybuilding, figure and fitness forums
Italian Subs Addicted Forum 4,811,395 103,141 399,269 2014/11
Biology Discussion Forums 4,618,839 1,721,291 302,000 2019/08 Free homework help
Crafster.org 4,616,395 2015/01
Astronomy.ru 4,196,625 88,115 33,299 2019/02 Russian, astronomy
Simple Machines Forum 3,590,178 433,455 350,074 2015/04 SMF powered forum home of SMF, for support with SMF and a general SMF community for users of SMF.
MoparScape 3,263,271 480,368 524,575 2015/01
Inthe00s.com 3,192,868 2015/01
Hommaforum.org 3,005,786 59,342 11,267 2020/07 Finnish political discussion forum
FearlessFriday.com 2,929,859 104,887 15,143 2024/09
40KOnline 2,633,793 201,324 40,375 2013/05 Fans of Warhammer 40,000 game
AvPGalaxy 2,407,352 37,633 20,949 2021/11 Alien vs Predator forum
Bay12 Games Forum 2,122,186 135,497 41,446 2014/07 Developers of Dwarf Fortress game.
BenzoBuddies 2,000,747 141,900 21,856 2016/03 BenzoBuddies: an inclusive, nonjudgmental mutual-support environment for all who wish to withdraw from benzodiazepines.
Multitool Forum 1,873,911 75,565 6,386 2019/02 Intelligent tool discussion and info for the collector, enthusiast and user.
geekhack 1,485,674 58,148 41,874 2015/04 Keyboard Modifications and Accessories
EEVBlog Electronics 1,320,826 87,084 40,615 2017/11 EEVBlog Electronics Community
NASA Spaceflight 1,296,427 30,370 28,713 2015/04 An online NASA community
Hunting Washington 1,290,743 139,321 20,088 2016/02 Outdoor sports enthusiasts
Bass Fishing Forum 1,676,627 145,835 27,973 2021/02 Bass Fishing for Everyone
Avast! WEBforum 1,113,332 128,618 675,459 2015/04 Online community of (anti-virus) security firm Avast!
Forum Mustang 1,087,068 42,450 9,745 2018/03 French forum about Ford Mustang cars
Marlin Crawler 1,022,342 70,601 20,769 2016/01 Marlin Crawler is a vendor of car parts for Toyota rock crawlers
Hulpverlenings Forum 979,005 7,185 39,368 2016/01 Dutch site about emergency services
NSNO Everton Forum 1,469,528 44,733 4,565 2018/10 Supporters of Everton Football Club
Farkistan 908,361 48,451 3,789 2021/06 Farkistan alliance forums for the online browser-based game Cybernations
Perusing The Shelves 633,716 50,826 190,941 2016/08 Online community for Readers
TheBeerSpot 608,132 14,210 1,600 2014/02 A craft beer community.
Brandweerforum 545,804 20,330 2.514 2013/06 Dutch site about fire fighters
Naked Science Discussion Forum 533,438 46,909 17,329 2020/05
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