r/GetStudying

Community Overview

About r/GetStudying

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.

The community at a glance

r/GetStudying is a Subreddit for Students and Productivity with roughly 3.3M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #2 in the Productivity communities list and #4 in the Students communities list.

Roughly 90K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Study, Studying, and Focus. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger.

On Reddit
3.3M Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +90K members
Growth: +2.8% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 10K members
  • 2014: 13K members
  • 2015: 7K members
  • 2016: 8K members
  • 2017: 9K members
  • 2018: 14K members
  • 2019: 50K members
  • 2020: 71K members
  • 2023: 1.6M members
  • 2024: 1.1M members
  • 2025: 271K members
  • 2026: 54K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 2K members
  • Aug: 3K members
  • Sep: 3K members
  • Oct: 281 members
  • Nov: 11K members
  • Dec: 13K members
  • Jan: 9K members
  • Feb: 9K members
  • Mar: 12K members
  • Apr: 12K members
  • May: 10K members
  • Jun: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    25 posts in the past month
    1. How to get myself to study if I'm constantly being distracted by social media?
    2. Not able to study at all . Please help
    3. How do you motivate yourself to study without procrastinating?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How to get myself to study if I'm constantly being distracted by social media? · Not able to study at all . Please help · How do you motivate yourself to study without procrastinating?
    25
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. my exam is approaching real fast (10 days remaining) and my chapters are too long and too many. feeling stressed, burnt out and worthless. how do i stay calm and just focus on my studies?? everything is overwhelming me.
    2. im scared of failing
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    my exam is approaching real fast (10 days remaining) and my chapters are too long and too many. feeling stressed, burnt out and worthless. how do i stay calm and just focus on my studies?? everything is overwhelming me. · im scared of failing
    2
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. What are some Free Study Tracking Websites/Apps?
    2. Best NotebookLM alternative for podcast generation with more voice and style control?
    #3
    Solution Requests
    What are some Free Study Tracking Websites/Apps? · Best NotebookLM alternative for podcast generation with more voice and style control?
    2
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. If you could instantly improve one thing about your studying, what would it be?
    #4
    Ideas
    If you could instantly improve one thing about your studying, what would it be?
    1

Topics

  • Study
    150 posts in the past month
    1. What motivates you to study?
    2. Does study ENVIRONMENT actually MATTER?
    3. Rate my study setup
    #1
    Study
    What motivates you to study? · Does study ENVIRONMENT actually MATTER? · Rate my study setup
    150
  • Studying
    125 posts in the past month
    1. How to get obsessed with studying?
    2. What is the best way to start a day before studying full day
    3. What's the hardest aspect of studying?
    #2
    Studying
    How to get obsessed with studying? · What is the best way to start a day before studying full day · What's the hardest aspect of studying?
    125
  • Focus
    46 posts in the past month
    1. unable to Focus
    2. how do i maintain focus, be disciplined of timers, and not be sleepy while studying?
    #3
    Focus
    unable to Focus · how do i maintain focus, be disciplined of timers, and not be sleepy while studying?
    46
  • Motivation
    40 posts in the past month
    1. Exams in 6 days while I have been procrastinating for 2 weeks now , so gime some motivation or roste me idc , I just wanna start
    2. How do I genuinely muster up the motivation to study?
    #4
    Motivation
    Exams in 6 days while I have been procrastinating for 2 weeks now , so gime some motivation or roste me idc , I just wanna start · How do I genuinely muster up the motivation to study?
    40
  • Exam
    38 posts in the past month
    1. I got 2 exams coming in a month, how should I prepare?
    2. There are only two ways to pass an exam: study yourself or become a public enemy to everyone else's GPA
    #5
    Exam
    I got 2 exams coming in a month, how should I prepare? · There are only two ways to pass an exam: study yourself or become a public enemy to everyone else's GPA
    38

Flair

  • Question
    104 posts in the past month
    1. What motivates you to study?
    2. As a guy does the study aesthetic help?
    3. What's ACTUALLY a good study HABIT??
    #1
    Question
    What motivates you to study? · As a guy does the study aesthetic help? · What's ACTUALLY a good study HABIT??
    104
  • Giving Advice
    35 posts in the past month
    1. completely and utterly unable to study for upcoming entrance exams what do i do? 18F btw.
    2. Not able to study at all . Please help
    3. I thought studying had become boring. I was completely wrong.
    #2
    Giving Advice
    completely and utterly unable to study for upcoming entrance exams what do i do? 18F btw. · Not able to study at all . Please help · I thought studying had become boring. I was completely wrong.
    35
  • Accountability
    29 posts in the past month
    1. I want to compensate for my procrastination
    2. 100 Days Streak!! - Studied 50 minutes today
    3. finally hit 42 days of reading first thing instead of doom-scrolling
    #3
    Accountability
    I want to compensate for my procrastination · 100 Days Streak!! - Studied 50 minutes today · finally hit 42 days of reading first thing instead of doom-scrolling
    29
  • Other
    16 posts in the past month
    1. My numerical methods cheat sheet
    2. I'm Starting to Study Regularly - Day 1
    3. Rate my study setup
    #4
    Other
    My numerical methods cheat sheet · I'm Starting to Study Regularly - Day 1 · Rate my study setup
    16
  • Study Memes
    12 posts in the past month
    1. Gifted kid final form
    2. Me discovering the subject is actually fun 1 day before the exam
    3. Why is it always like this?
    #5
    Study Memes
    Gifted kid final form · Me discovering the subject is actually fun 1 day before the exam · Why is it always like this?
    12

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/GetStudying for?
Best for Students and Productivity enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/GetStudying 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/GetStudying have?
Roughly 3.3M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/GetStudying on?
r/GetStudying 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/GetStudying cover?
On the Hive Index, r/GetStudying is organized under Students, Productivity.
How do I join r/GetStudying?
You can join r/GetStudying by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Students communities like?
Communities for students at high school, university, and graduate level, covering study skills, campus life, career prep, and mental health. Discord hosts massive study communities with focus rooms and accountability systems, while Reddit has subreddits for specific schools, programs, and academic disciplines.