r/BuyItForLife

Updated 2026-10-24

r/BuyItForLife is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 3,838,269 members, ranking #25 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. For practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last. **Reminder:** Please use the search function before making a request. The Mission Statement: http://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/comments/jtjuz/bi4l_mission_statement_rules_etc/

3,838,269 membersCommunities & Discussion#25 in category
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How big is r/BuyItForLife?

Created in 2011, r/BuyItForLife has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #25 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 0.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 1,256× the median Communities & Discussion subreddit, which has 3,056 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Communities & Discussion community we track is r/AskReddit with 59,202,832 members — roughly 15 times the size of r/BuyItForLife. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2011 sits in the middle wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/BuyItForLife on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members3,838,269
CategoryCommunities & Discussion
Rank in category#25 of 6,870
Created2011
Category median size3,056 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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