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r/Fitness↗

A place for the pursuit of physical fitness goals. Please see the r/Fitness Wiki and FAQ at https://thefitness.wiki for help with common questions.

12.6M subscribers903 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~5% by known bots)771 authors / mosince 2008

r/Fitness has 12.6M members (+1.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 903 posts a month from 771 people. Top topics: Progress Tracking, Split Routines and Squatting Techniques and Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/Fitness has grown

r/Fitness

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.4%in 12 months · +0.3% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 202612.6M
Growing12.6M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Fitness

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−45%vs Sep 2025 · −43% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026903
QuieterPeaked at 5.7k in Jan 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~5% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Fitness

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Progress Tracking1.4%
  2. Split Routines1.4%
  3. Squatting Techniques and Issues1.3%
  4. Bulking_Cutting1.1%
  5. Stronglifts 5x51.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Stronger By Science
  2. Boostcamp
  3. Muscle & Strength
  4. Exrx
  5. Math, Fitness, Finance, Science

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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