r/Health

Updated 2026-10-24

r/Health is a Fitness & Health community on Reddit with 3,608,457 members, ranking #7 of 1,098 in Fitness & Health. Health, a science-based community to discuss human health

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How big is r/Health?

Created in 2008, r/Health has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Fitness & Health it ranks #7 of 1,098 communities we track — the top 0.6% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 6,276× the median Fitness & Health subreddit, which has 575 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Fitness & Health community we track is r/Fitness with 12,552,533 members — roughly 3 times the size of r/Health. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 sits in the early 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/Health on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members3,608,457
CategoryFitness & Health
Rank in category#7 of 1,098
Created2008
Category median size575 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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