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RDCWorld

Real dreams
change the world.

RDC started in Waco, Texas with Mark and Aff, making anime, sports, gaming and comedy for an audience of millions — plus the convention, the stream, and the manga that came out of it.

7.34MSubscribers
1.97BViews
10MSubscriber goal
45,000+Dream Con 2026

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Crew Battle
Fortnite OG
Watch Alongs
Subathons
Dream Con

Houston, Texas

Dream
Con
George R. Brown Convention CenterJuly 10 – 12, 2026

An anime and gaming convention founded by RDCWorld, built on one idea: bring together like-minded people from around the world to celebrate what they love — pop culture, comics, art, cosplay, sports and music. It started in Waco with a thousand people.

45,000+Attendees · 2026
44Guests & talent · 2026
$19.2MImpact to Houston · 2025

A thousand people to forty-five

Waco to Arlington to Austin to Houston, roughly doubling every two years.

1K
2018
3K
2021
6K
2022
20K
2023
25K
2024
32.7K
2025
45K
2026
45×since 2018
+38%on last year
8 yrsWaco → Houston

Who came in 2026

Issa RaeWaleCree SummerPhil LaMarrKevOnStageNoah LylesRJ CylerLeon ThomasKhleo ThomasJessie T. UsherKing VaderBerleezy+ 32 more

The staples

Crew Battle

RDCWorld against Somebros in a video game battle of skill and bragging rights that intensifies every year.

Gaming Tournaments

High-stakes cash prizes across Smash Ultimate, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Street Fighter 6, Mortal Kombat and Tekken.

All Star Smash

Official guests in a head-to-head bracket, with the winner taking the Smash Tournament Champion belt.

Cosplay Contest & Runway

Every level of cosplayer showing their own creative take on a favorite character.

Family Feud

A variety of unique topics where attendees learn from and play against panelists, guests and sponsors.

Film Premieres

Screenings from guests and sponsors, shown exclusively to the people in the room.

“I loved that this con was created for everyone who loves a wide variety of things, from gaming to anime to sports. It felt good to be in a place that was created for us, by us… No matter who you are or where you come from, Dream Con was all about lifting each other up and embracing all aspects of being uniquely you.”

Dream Con attendee
Meet the team

The dream team

Tap anyone to open their full profile — roles, history, and the random facts from the original site, all carried over.

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On Instagram

The cuts that never make the channel — sets, behind the scenes, and whatever they are arguing about. A handful of them here; the rest is on Instagram.

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A poster on cream stock — colored silhouettes of six figures arranged on steps above the title “League of Extraordinary Heroes”, marked a RDCWorld productionClose-up of a man at night, one eye screwed shut against the scope of a rifle, wincingA member of the group at a desk in a gaming headset, mid-sentence, under an on-screen caption about calling out the chatA streamer in a beige beanie and headphones reacting to a video thumbnail of superhero movies from 1965 to 2025A man lying back against a pillow, deadpan, under the subtitle “how fortnite genuinely been moving”Three of the group in capes and masks — purple, white and blue — squaring up to each other on a dark set
Imagine That issue one cover art by MinoMiyabi
Imagine That · Issue #1

Mark wrote
a manga

“What if imagination wasn't just creativity — what if it was power?”

Jeremiah's first day at the School for Imagination, where ancient Books of Destruction grant reality-warping abilities. High-stakes fantasy with RDC's signature edge — action, humor and mystery, from the writer and director of everything above.

Pages
34
Editions
Standard · Signed (150) · Digital
Price
$17.99
The School for Imagination crest

“Ex Destructione Ordo Oritur”
From destruction, order arises · Art by MinoMiyabi

Merch

Coming soon

Coming soon. Drops are announced on the channels first, and this is where they will land.

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RDC Hoodie

The one people actually wear.

Anime House

The collection the series built.

Seasonal

Whatever the drop is that month.

Partnerships

Brands we've
made things with

Commercials, integrations, product placement, live appearances and sponsored streams — written, filmed and edited in house.

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Subscribers — @RDCworld1

Road to 10 million73.4%
1.97BLifetime views
1.47MRDC Gaming subs
3.4MTikTok
627KTwitch
45,000+Dream Con 2026

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