r/weightlifting

Updated 2026-10-24

r/weightlifting is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 333,732 members, ranking #394 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. /r/weightlifting is where we discuss the competitive sport of Weightlifting; the Snatch and Clean and Jerk. We welcome discussions regarding elite athletes, amateur athletes, competition strategy, training, theory, technique, programming and current events in the sport of Weightlifting. We tolerate threads made about shoes, but just barely. Surveys are not welcome unless they are specific to the S

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How big is r/weightlifting?

Created in 2010, r/weightlifting has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #394 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 5.7% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 109× 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 177 times the size of r/weightlifting. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2010 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/weightlifting on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members333,732
CategoryCommunities & Discussion
Rank in category#394 of 6,870
Created2010
Category median size3,056 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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