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r/powerbuilding

Mostly pics of shirtless men. Occasional discussion of the hybrid of Powerlifting and Bodybuilding.

81k subscribers63 posts / mo in Sep 202655 authors / mosince 2012

r/powerbuilding has 81k members (+9.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 63 posts a month from 55 people. Top topics: Fitness Programs, Program Reviews and Bench Press Challenges.

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Size and growth

How r/powerbuilding has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.1%in 12 months · +0.9% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 202681k
Growing81k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−84%vs Sep 2025 · +2.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202663
QuieterPeaked at 437 in Nov 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/powerbuilding

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Fitness Programs13%
  2. Program Reviews5.5%
  3. Bench Press Challenges4.3%
  4. Split Routines3.9%
  5. Deadlift PRs2.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Stronger By Science
  2. Apple
  3. The Fitness Wiki
  4. Lift Vault
  5. Boostcamp

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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