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r/GymMemes↗

Enough with the numbers and routines - let's lift heavy shit!

It never gets easier, you just get stronger.

2.1M subscribers197 posts / mo in Sep 2026134 authors / mosince 2013

r/GymMemes has 2.1M members (+1.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 197 posts a month from 134 people. Top topics: Bench Press Challenges, Deadlift PRs and Gym Life.

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How r/GymMemes has grown

r/GymMemes

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.1%in 12 months · +0.4% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20262.1M
Growing2.1M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/GymMemes

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−23%vs Sep 2025 · −23% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026197
QuieterPeaked at 1.6k in Jul 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/GymMemes

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Bench Press Challenges1.6%
  2. Deadlift PRs1.4%
  3. Gym Life1.2%
  4. Gym Life & Alternatives1.1%
  5. Leg Day0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Ko-fi
  2. TikTok
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. Imgflip
  5. Nature

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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