About r/malelivingspace
In its own words:
MaleLivingSpace is dedicated to places where men can live. Here you can find posts discussing, showing, improving, and maintaining apartments, homes, domiciles, man caves, garages, and bungalows. https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/5/23749188/reddit-subreddit-private-protest-api-changes-apollo-charges
Community guide
r/malelivingspace (#355, about 3 million) shows places men live—apartments, homes, man caves, garages—and improving them. Rules ban advertising, low-effort posts, URL shorteners, non-constructive feedback norms, renders, and battlestations/PC setups; posts should be open to suggestions. Gallery/Image (~31.7 ppd).
Living spaces, not battlestations
Real living rooms/homes fit; PC battlestation posts and pure renders are out.
Open to suggestions
Posts should invite suggestions; skip low-effort and ad/shortener spam.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Oct 3, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 2,348 subscribers (+0.08%). It sits just behind r/apexlegends (#354) and ahead of r/spotify (#356) in our ranking.
What sets r/malelivingspace apart
Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 34.1 comments per post, roughly 2.4× the typical big subreddit (14.0). It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 0.75% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 94% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 7.0× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/malelivingspace went up from 3,022,785 to 3,045,399 subscribers (+22.6K, +0.75%). That is about 514 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/malelivingspace talks about
We read the titles of 193 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “room”, “living”, “apartment”, “space” and “bedroom”. Other frequent themes are help, place, moved, suggestions, improve and advice. Recurring phrases include “living room”, “living alone”, “1bed 1bath” and “1bath 600-ish”. By format, 63% are galleries, 28% are images and 5% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Advice (40), First Time (18), Question (13), Update (9), Discussion (7), Inspiration (4).
Activity and best time to post
r/malelivingspace gets about 32 new posts a day. The public archive holds 151,950 posts and 5,175,922 comments in total, about 34.1 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (40 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (19). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/malelivingspace
The moderators of r/malelivingspace list 7 rules. In short:
- Advertising
- Low-Effort posts
- URL Shorteners
- Constructive Feedback
- No Renders
- No Battlestations (PC Setups)
- Posts should be open to suggestions
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/malelivingspace 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/malelivingspace have?
r/malelivingspace has 3,045,399 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #355 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 22,614 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/malelivingspace?
r/malelivingspace was created on Oct 3, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
How active is r/malelivingspace?
Very active: r/malelivingspace gets about 32 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 151,950 posts and 5,175,922 comments. In a sample of 193 recent posts we counted 179 different authors.
When is r/malelivingspace most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/malelivingspace about?
The community describes itself as: “MaleLivingSpace is dedicated to places where men can live. Here you can find posts discussing, showing, improving, and maintaining apartments, homes, domiciles, man caves, garages, and bungalows. https://www.theverge.co…” Recent post titles often mention room, living, apartment, space and bedroom. Most posts are galleries (63%).
Is r/malelivingspace safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/malelivingspace as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/malelivingspace?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/malelivingspace accepts both text and link posts, with images, galleries and polls enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Advertising”; “Low-Effort posts”; “URL Shorteners”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/malelivingspace?
Communities with similar topics include r/CozyPlaces (7.4M), r/AskMen (7.4M), r/AskWomen (5.8M), r/homeautomation (4.6M) and r/starterpacks (6.5M).
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/malelivingspace.