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Self Development

Helping each other become healthier, wealthier, and wiser.

101k subscribers453 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)262 authors / mosince 2009

r/selfdevelopment has 101k members (+1004% over the last 12 months). It gets about 453 posts a month from 262 people. Top topics: Start Today, Success Stories & Insights and Discipline vs Motivation.

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Size and growth

How r/selfdevelopment has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1004%in 12 months · +12% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 2026101k
Growing101k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/selfdevelopment

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+547%vs Sep 2025 · +12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026453
BusierPeaked at 660 in Jun 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/selfdevelopment

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Start Today0.7%
  2. Success Stories & Insights0.5%
  3. Discipline vs Motivation0.5%
  4. Self-Discipline0.5%
  5. Indifference0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Medium
  2. Apple
  3. Substack
  4. ChatGPT
  5. Whop

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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