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Protein - A Community for Protein Powders, Smoothies & Related Topics

A place to discuss anything related to protein, protein powders (Whey, Casein, Soy & Pea protein etc), smoothies, protein bars, and more. Feel free to share recommendations, recipes, and questions about macros.

29k subscribers353 posts / mo in Sep 2026303 authors / mosince 2012

r/Protein has 29k members (+87% over the last 12 months). It gets about 353 posts a month from 303 people. Top topics: MuscleHypertrophyTraining and Protein Oats.

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Size and growth

How r/Protein has grown

r/Protein

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+87%in 12 months · +26% in 3 months · +4.7% in 1 month
Oct 202628k
Growing28k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Protein

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+108%vs Sep 2025 · +38% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026353
BusierPeaked at 408 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Protein

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. MuscleHypertrophyTraining0.6%
  2. Protein Oats0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Consumer Reports
  2. Bulk
  3. Rwrd.io
  4. Target Corporation
  5. Walmart

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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