r/leanfire

Updated 2026-10-24

r/leanfire is a Finance & Crypto community on Reddit with 377,934 members, ranking #80 of 2,433 in Finance & Crypto. For those that want to approach the problem of financial independence from a minimalist, stoic, frugal, or anti-consumerist trajectory. If you want to retire before 60 with less than $54k in planned yearly household expenses ($27k individual), this is the place to discuss it!

377,934 membersFinance & Crypto#80 in category
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How big is r/leanfire?

Created in 2015, r/leanfire has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Finance & Crypto it ranks #80 of 2,433 communities we track — the top 3.3% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 628× the median Finance & Crypto subreddit, which has 602 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Finance & Crypto community we track is r/personalfinance with 21,774,649 members — roughly 58 times the size of r/leanfire. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2015 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/leanfire on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members377,934
CategoryFinance & Crypto
Rank in category#80 of 2,433
Created2015
Category median size602 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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