r/carnivore

Community Overview

About r/carnivore

Welcome to r/carnivore. This community is different than typical diet communities, it's not a grab bag of hacks for undereating It's all about restoring health and that means the first order of business is improving health markers and starting to increase muscle and bone density -- yes, that means you can and should eat heartily to appetite. If you're ready to get started eating fatty meat without carbs, check out -- https://www.reddit.com/r/carnivore/wiki/faq/#wiki_getting_started

The community at a glance

r/carnivore is a Subreddit for Fitness Enthusiasts and Longevity Enthusiasts with roughly 95K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 8th largest community in the Longevity topic page.

Roughly 5K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Carnivore, and Meat. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention air fryer.

On Reddit
95K Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +5K members
Growth: +5.2% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1 members
  • 2014: 4 members
  • 2015: 0 members
  • 2016: 9 members
  • 2017: 33 members
  • 2018: 3K members
  • 2022: 44K members
  • 2023: 16K members
  • 2024: 22K members
  • 2025: 7K members
  • 2026: 3K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 225 members
  • Sep: 164 members
  • Oct: 186 members
  • Nov: 523 members
  • Dec: 584 members
  • Jan: 682 members
  • Feb: 404 members
  • Mar: 390 members
  • Apr: 314 members
  • May: 439 members
  • Jun: 446 members
  • Jul: 128 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. How to convince people around you red meat is not bad?
    2. How to quit coffee?
    3. How can I make super lean steaks more tender?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How to convince people around you red meat is not bad? · How to quit coffee? · How can I make super lean steaks more tender?
    5
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. Ground beef packets stink up trash can. What do I do if that’s basically my entire diet?
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    Ground beef packets stink up trash can. What do I do if that’s basically my entire diet?
    1

Topics

  • Struggling
    12 posts in the past month
    #1
    Struggling
    12
  • Carnivore
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Carnivore super power
    2. Please, share your tips and tricks for how to be carnivore when you're poor. For the record I live in EU. Thank you!
    3. For those who went full carnivore and later reintroduced seed oils, what effects did you notice?
    #2
    Carnivore
    Carnivore super power · Please, share your tips and tricks for how to be carnivore when you're poor. For the record I live in EU. Thank you! · For those who went full carnivore and later reintroduced seed oils, what effects did you notice?
    12
  • Meat
    3 posts in the past month
    1. How to convince people around you red meat is not bad?
    2. How to convince people red meat is not bad?
    #3
    Meat
    How to convince people around you red meat is not bad? · How to convince people red meat is not bad?
    3
  • Taste
    2 posts in the past month
    #4
    Taste
    2
  • Keto
    2 posts in the past month
    #5
    Keto
    2

Product recommendations

  • air fryer
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Any y'all use or recommend an air fryer?
    2. recommended air fryers?
    3. Need recs for an air fryer that has a stainless steel or cast iron basket/tray.
    #1
    air fryer
    Any y'all use or recommend an air fryer? · recommended air fryers? · Need recs for an air fryer that has a stainless steel or cast iron basket/tray.
    3

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/carnivore for?
Best for Fitness Enthusiasts and Longevity Enthusiasts enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/carnivore free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/carnivore have?
Roughly 95K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/carnivore on?
r/carnivore runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/carnivore cover?
On the Hive Index, r/carnivore is organized under Fitness Enthusiasts, Longevity Enthusiasts.
How do I join r/carnivore?
You can join r/carnivore by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Fitness communities like?
One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering lifting, running, yoga, calisthenics, and pretty much every other form of exercise. Reddit has massive communities for general fitness and specific disciplines, with Discord servers for accountability and program sharing. Good for program recommendations, form checks, and finding training partners.