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r/BarefootRunning↗

Barefoot & Minimalist running

A community of barefoot and minimalist runners.

84k subscribers191 posts / mo in Sep 2026152 authors / mosince 2010

r/BarefootRunning has 84k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 191 posts a month from 152 people. Top topics: Minimalist Running Shoes, Barefoot Running and Running Shoes.

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Size and growth

How r/BarefootRunning has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.7% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 202684k
Growing84k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−37%vs Sep 2025 · −15% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026191
QuieterPeaked at 511 in Aug 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/BarefootRunning

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Minimalist Running Shoes14%
  2. Barefoot Running13%
  3. Running Shoes0.6%
  4. Running Shoes Deals0.6%
  5. Shin Splints Pain Management0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Xero Shoes
  2. Vivobarefoot
  3. Vibram
  4. #1 Athletic Shoe Review Site
  5. Softstar

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research