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r/selfimprovement↗

Continuously Improve Yourself!

“Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson This subreddit is for those who have questions about how to improve any aspects of their lives, from motivation and procrastination, to social skills and fitness, and everything in between. It is also a subreddit to share your helpful and civil ideas, tips, and advice on how others can improve themselves.

2.8M subscribers2,727 posts / mo in Sep 20262,068 authors / mosince 2008

r/selfimprovement has 2.8M members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,727 posts a month from 2,068 people. Top topics: Self Improvement Books, Discipline vs Motivation and Career Struggles.

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Size and growth

How r/selfimprovement has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +3.6% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 20262.8M
Growing2.8M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+46%vs Sep 2025 · −14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.7k
BusierPeaked at 4.6k in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/selfimprovement

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Self Improvement Books0.7%
  2. Discipline vs Motivation0.6%
  3. Career Struggles0.4%
  4. MotivationBoosting0.3%
  5. Self-Discipline0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Trends by HubSpot
  2. Justly
  3. Opal
  4. Replit
  5. Gofund

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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