About r/GetStudying
In its own words:
A community of motivated learners! Here we share tips, methods and experiences to improve our study habits. Join us to stay on track, reach your goals, and be part of a supportive team.
Community guide
r/GetStudying (#315, about 3.3 million) is a motivated-learners community for study tips, methods, and habits. Rules: don’t be a jerk; use correct flairs; no personal-content promo; no AI answers/posts; no music/homework-helper/survey/repost junk; keep posts on studying form. Text/Link (~42.6 ppd).
Study habits and accountability
Methods, tips, and accountability fit; homework-helper spam does not.
No AI-authored posts
Don’t use AI to answer inquiries or generate posts; flair correctly.
Practical pointers
Almost all text; Question/Giving Advice/Accountability flairs.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Feb 18, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,276 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/webdev (#314) and ahead of r/sidehustle (#316) in our ranking.
What sets r/GetStudying apart
r/GetStudying is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 98% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 34% across the Top 100. People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 4.8 comments per post, against 14.0 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (12:00 UTC) sees about 3.7× as many posts as the quietest (00:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/GetStudying climbed from 3,316,952 to 3,324,952 subscribers (+8K, +0.24%). That is about 182 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/GetStudying talks about
Across 300 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “study”, “studying”, “help”, “exam” and “advice”. Other frequent themes are actually, focus, feel, group, hours and stop. Recurring phrases include “study group”, “study tips”, “study website” and “study method”. By format, 98% are text posts and 2% are links.
Popular post flairs: Question (167), Giving Advice (62), Accountability (28), Other (27), Resources (15), Study Memes (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/GetStudying gets about 43 new posts a day. The public archive holds 118,593 posts and 570,315 comments in total, about 4.8 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (51 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (36). Posting peaks around 12:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/GetStudying
The moderators of r/GetStudying list 6 rules. In short:
- Don't be a jerk
- Use the correct flairs
- Do not promote your personal content
- Do not use AI to answer inquiries or generate posts
- Misc: No music/Homework Helper/survey/reposting posts/comments
- Keep all posts related to r/GetStudying form
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/GetStudying and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/GetStudying have?
r/GetStudying has 3,324,952 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #315 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,000 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/GetStudying created?
r/GetStudying was created on Feb 18, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
Is r/GetStudying still active?
Yes. r/GetStudying gets about 43 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 118,593 posts and 570,315 comments. In a sample of 300 recent posts we counted 270 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/GetStudying?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 12:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/GetStudying?
The community describes itself as: “A community of motivated learners! Here we share tips, methods and experiences to improve our study habits. Join us to stay on track, reach your goals, and be part of a supportive team.” Recent post titles often mention study, studying, help, exam and advice. Most posts are text posts (98%).
Is r/GetStudying SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/GetStudying as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/GetStudying?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/GetStudying accepts both text and link posts, with images and polls enabled. It has 6 posted rules, starting with: “Don't be a jerk”; “Use the correct flairs”; “Do not promote your personal content”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/GetStudying?
Communities with similar topics include r/GetMotivated (24.1M), r/LifeProTips (23.1M), r/3Dprinting (3.5M), r/CollegeBasketball (3M) and r/Overwatch (6.2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/GetStudying.