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Things that motivate you

Have something Motivating? Post it here (as long as it isn't spam or self promotion)

651k subscribers654 posts / mo in Sep 2026395 authors / mosince 2009

r/motivation has 651k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 654 posts a month from 395 people. Top topics: Motivational Quotes, Dreams and Action and Success Stories & Insights.

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Size and growth

How r/motivation has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+13%in 12 months · +1.6% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026651k
Growing651k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/motivation

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−51%vs Sep 2025 · −38% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026654
QuieterPeaked at 3.8k in May 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/motivation

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Motivational Quotes1.1%
  2. Dreams and Action0.7%
  3. Success Stories & Insights0.6%
  4. Never Give Up0.6%
  5. Discipline vs Motivation0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. TikTok
  3. Ko-fi
  4. Snopes

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

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