r/intermittentfasting

Updated 2026-10-24

r/intermittentfasting is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 1,006,111 members, ranking #135 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. Intermittent Fasting (IF) is way of eating that restricts *when* you eat, usually on a daily or weekly schedule. People engage in IF to reap the many benefits to health, fitness, and mental clarity. This is a place to share success, support each other, ask questions, and learn. IF is an 18+ community because the practice is not medically recommended to/for children.

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How big is r/intermittentfasting?

Created in 2012, r/intermittentfasting has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #135 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 329× 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 59 times the size of r/intermittentfasting. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2012 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/intermittentfasting on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members1,006,111
CategoryCommunities & Discussion
Rank in category#135 of 6,870
Created2012
Category median size3,056 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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