About r/selfimprovement
In its own words:
“Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson This subreddit is for those who have questions about how to improve any aspects of their lives, from motivation and procrastination, to social skills and fitness, and everything in between. It is also a subreddit to share your helpful and civil ideas, tips, and advice on how others can improve themselves.
Community guide
r/selfimprovement (#404, about 2.8 million) is for questions and civil tips on improving life—motivation, skills, fitness, and more. Rules: self-improvement mindset only; no links/photos/videos; no self-promo; no PI; civil; no PM asks or offsite invites; no violence encouragement. All text (~82.8 ppd).
Text only
No links, photos, or videos—write the question or tip in text. Question and tips flairs dominate.
Improvement mindset
Posts must fit self-improvement; achievement and life-hack flairs exist for progress shares.
Practical pointers
No advertising, no asking for PMs, no offsite invites, stay civil.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Sep 10, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 5,104 subscribers (+0.18%). It sits just behind r/likeus (#403) and ahead of r/Mommit (#405) in our ranking.
What sets r/selfimprovement apart
r/selfimprovement is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 100% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 34% across the Top 100. For its size it is unusually busy: about 29.9 new posts a day per million members, more than 81% of the Top 100. It is also one of the faster-growing big communities: its 1.07% gain since Sep 19, 2026 beats 96% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (13:00 UTC) sees about 3.2× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/selfimprovement grew from 2,742,463 to 2,771,883 subscribers (+29.4K, +1.07%). That is about 669 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/selfimprovement talks about
Across 574 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “life”, “stop”, “feel”, “change” and “feeling”. Other frequent themes are self, help, become, social, person and lost. Recurring phrases include “social life”, “social media”, “mental health” and “self improvement”. By format, 100% are text posts.
Popular post flairs: Question (319), Other (120), Tips and Tricks (66), My Achievement (23), Life Hack Tips (17), Positive Affirmations (15).
Activity and best time to post
r/selfimprovement gets about 83 new posts a day. The public archive holds 284,084 posts and 2,283,616 comments in total, about 8.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (102 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (58). Posting peaks around 13:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/selfimprovement
The moderators of r/selfimprovement list 10 rules. In short:
- Posts must fit the "self improvement" mindset.
- No links, photos, or videos allowed
- No self-promotion or advertising.
- No sharing of personal information.
- Please be civil.
- No Abusive Language or Slurs
- Do Not Ask for People to PM You
- No Offsite Invites (via PM or Otherwise)
- No Encouraging Violence / Criminal Behavior
- No bots
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/selfimprovement 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/selfimprovement have?
r/selfimprovement has 2,771,883 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #404 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 29,420 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/selfimprovement?
r/selfimprovement was created on Sep 10, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
How active is r/selfimprovement?
Very active: r/selfimprovement gets about 83 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 284,084 posts and 2,283,616 comments. In a sample of 574 recent posts we counted 490 different authors.
When is r/selfimprovement most active?
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 13:00 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/selfimprovement about?
The community describes itself as: ““Make the most of yourself....for that is all there is of you.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson This subreddit is for those who have questions about how to improve any aspects of their lives, from motivation and procrastination, …” Recent post titles often mention life, stop, feel, change and feeling. Most posts are text posts (100%).
Is r/selfimprovement safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/selfimprovement as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/selfimprovement?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/selfimprovement accepts text posts only, with galleries enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Posts must fit the "self improvement" mindset.”; “No links, photos, or videos allowed”; “No self-promotion or advertising.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/selfimprovement?
Communities with similar topics include r/socialskills (6.4M), r/howto (3.5M), r/Fitness (12.6M), r/Adulting (2.3M) and r/beginnerfitness (3M).
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/selfimprovement.