r/bodybuilding
r/bodybuilding is a Fitness & Health community on Reddit with 2,944,320 members, ranking #12 of 1,098 in Fitness & Health. [**POSTING RULES**](http://www.reddit.com/r/bodybuilding/wiki/rules) [**FAQ/wiki**](http://www.reddit.com/r/bodybuilding/wiki/index) News, articles, pictures, videos & advice on everything related to bodybuilding - nutrition, supplementation, training, contest preparation, and more. Bodybuilding is specifically defined for purposes of this subreddit as the sport that involves preparing yoursel
How big is r/bodybuilding?
Created in 2008, r/bodybuilding has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Fitness & Health it ranks #12 of 1,098 communities we track — the top 1.1% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 5,121× 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 4 times the size of r/bodybuilding. 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/bodybuilding on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 2,944,320 |
|---|---|
| Category | Fitness & Health |
| Rank in category | #12 of 1,098 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 575 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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