About r/GetMotivated
Welcome to /r/GetMotivated! We're glad you made it. This is the subreddit that will help you finally get up and do what you know you need to do. It's the subreddit to give and receive motivation through pictures, videos, text, music, AMA's personal stories, and anything and everything that you find particularly motivating and/or inspiring. So browse around, ask questions, give advice, form/join a support group. But don't spend too much time here; you've got better things to do.
The community at a glance
r/GetMotivated is a Subreddit for Productivity with roughly 24.1M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Productivity topic page.
Roughly 47K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Motivation, and Discussion. Common discussion themes are Pain & Anger and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention just finished reading the psychology of success, which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job?, and motivational books.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 136K members
- 2014: 1.8M members
- 2015: 2.8M members
- 2016: 4.7M members
- 2017: 3.1M members
- 2018: 1.5M members
- 2019: 1.5M members
- 2020: 1.4M members
- 2021: 627K members
- 2023: 3.6M members
- 2024: 2.5M members
- 2025: 398K members
- 2026: 69K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 0 members
- Oct: 0 members
- Nov: 7K members
- Dec: 8K members
- Jan: 9K members
- Feb: 8K members
- Mar: 8K members
- Apr: 10K members
- May: 15K members
- Jun: 8K members
- Jul: 7K members
- Aug: 4K members
Themes
- Pain & Anger5 posts in the past month
- A doobie a night + munchies - ruining the clean eating progress during the day [Discussion]
- Eight Years Adrift [Discussion]
- I am afraid to start... [Discussion]
#15Pain & AngerA doobie a night + munchies - ruining the clean eating progress during the day [Discussion] · Eight Years Adrift [Discussion] · I am afraid to start... [Discussion] - Advice Requests1 post in the past month
- [Meta] I dont know how to motivate myself anymore.
#21Advice Requests[Meta] I dont know how to motivate myself anymore.
Topics
- Struggling44 posts in the past month#144Struggling
- Motivation15 posts in the past month#215Motivation
- Discussion8 posts in the past month#38Discussion
- Life7 posts in the past month#47Life
- Hard Time5 posts in the past month#55Hard Time
Flair
- DISCUSSION48 posts in the past month
- [Discussion] Turned my life around by being healthy and staying disciplined
- [Discussion] How can you squeeze time for workout after having jobs
- [Discussion] Most people are trying to fix their lives from the outside in
#148DISCUSSION[Discussion] Turned my life around by being healthy and staying disciplined · [Discussion] How can you squeeze time for workout after having jobs · [Discussion] Most people are trying to fix their lives from the outside in - IMAGE18 posts in the past month
- [Image] Success is built on a mountain of failures
- [Image] Someone truly better than you would never consider trying to bring you down
- I wanna fly like a bird [Image]
#218IMAGE[Image] Success is built on a mountain of failures · [Image] Someone truly better than you would never consider trying to bring you down · I wanna fly like a bird [Image] - TEXT9 posts in the past month
- [Text] This says it all
- What actually got you motivated when nothing else worked? [text]
- [Text] Some people stay in bad situations because leaving would mean admitting how long they already stayed
#39TEXT[Text] This says it all · What actually got you motivated when nothing else worked? [text] · [Text] Some people stay in bad situations because leaving would mean admitting how long they already stayed - STORY6 posts in the past month
- [Story] I thought I needed more discipline. I actually needed less pressure
- [Story] Strongly considering to end it all over severe bullying
- [Story] I walked the same route every day for a month and it kind of changed how I think
#46STORY[Story] I thought I needed more discipline. I actually needed less pressure · [Story] Strongly considering to end it all over severe bullying · [Story] I walked the same route every day for a month and it kind of changed how I think - VIDEO6 posts in the past month
- [Video] The wall balls destroyed me, so I posted the footage instead of hiding it
- ‘How Bojack Horseman Changed my Life’ [Video]
- Skateboarder born medically blind gives inspiring motivational remarks [Video]
#56VIDEO[Video] The wall balls destroyed me, so I posted the footage instead of hiding it · ‘How Bojack Horseman Changed my Life’ [Video] · Skateboarder born medically blind gives inspiring motivational remarks [Video]
Product recommendations
- just finished reading the psychology of success6 posts in the past month
- Just finished reading "The Psychology of Success" Highly recommend for anyone feeling stuck!
- Just finished reading "The Psychology of Success" Highly recommend for anyone feeling stuck!
- Just finished reading "The Psychology of Success" Highly recommend for anyone feeling stuck!
#16just finished reading the psychology of successJust finished reading "The Psychology of Success" Highly recommend for anyone feeling stuck! · Just finished reading "The Psychology of Success" Highly recommend for anyone feeling stuck! · Just finished reading "The Psychology of Success" Highly recommend for anyone feeling stuck! - which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job?4 posts in the past month
- Which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job?
- Which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job?
- Which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job?
#24which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job?Which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job? · Which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job? · Which websites do you recommend to send applications for an entry level job? - motivational books2 posts in the past month
- The best motivation books you must read in 2025
- Recommend all the motivational books
#32motivational booksThe best motivation books you must read in 2025 · Recommend all the motivational books - best event planners2 posts in the past month
- Best Event Planners in Sharjah
- Best Event Planners in Sharjah
#42best event plannersBest Event Planners in Sharjah · Best Event Planners in Sharjah - best customised luxury engagement decor2 posts in the past month
- Best Customised Luxury Engagement Decor in Dubai
- Best Customised Luxury Engagement Decor in Dubai
#52best customised luxury engagement decorBest Customised Luxury Engagement Decor in Dubai · Best Customised Luxury Engagement Decor in Dubai
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/GetMotivated for?
- Best for Productivity enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/GetMotivated 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/GetMotivated have?
- Roughly 24.1M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/GetMotivated on?
- r/GetMotivated 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/GetMotivated cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/GetMotivated is organized under Productivity.
- How do I join r/GetMotivated?
- You can join r/GetMotivated by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Productivity communities like?
- Communities for people trying to work better, study smarter, and build better habits. Discord has massive study communities running focus sessions and accountability systems, with Facebook groups and smaller communities for specific tools, workflows, and deep work approaches.
Monthly Stats
- 11
- Views /mo (-27%)
- 11
- Visitors /mo (+22%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-75%)
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