r/productivity

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About r/productivity

Tips and tricks for being more productive!

The community at a glance

r/productivity is a Subreddit for Productivity with roughly 4.3M members. It has both a forum and a live chat communication style. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Productivity communities list.

Roughly 210K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Productivity, Looking, and Struggling. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests.

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4.3M Members

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Forum

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Chat

This community has a realtime chat

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +210K members
Growth: +5.2% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 30K members
  • 2014: 23K members
  • 2015: 20K members
  • 2016: 24K members
  • 2017: 40K members
  • 2018: 113K members
  • 2019: 112K members
  • 2020: 173K members
  • 2023: 1.7M members
  • 2024: 1.4M members
  • 2025: 498K members
  • 2026: 156K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Nov: 19K members
  • Dec: 26K members
  • Jan: 27K members
  • Feb: 17K members
  • Mar: 18K members
  • Apr: 19K members
  • May: 22K members
  • Jun: 16K members
  • Jul: 15K members
  • Aug: 13K members
  • Sep: 10K members
  • Oct: 305 members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    4 posts in the past month
    1. how do you manage to have a good work life balance?
    2. Help with balancing work when you have too much on your plate
    3. How do I manage work when my day is unmanageable?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    how do you manage to have a good work life balance? · Help with balancing work when you have too much on your plate · How do I manage work when my day is unmanageable?
    4
  • Solution Requests
    2 posts in the past month
    1. is there an app where people actually hold you accountable to be productive? If, so please suggest.
    2. Seeking app suggestions for productivity.
    #2
    Solution Requests
    is there an app where people actually hold you accountable to be productive? If, so please suggest. · Seeking app suggestions for productivity.
    2
  • Ideas
    1 post in the past month
    1. The AI assistant feature I actually want isn't writing emails. it's remembering who I owe one.
    #3
    Ideas
    The AI assistant feature I actually want isn't writing emails. it's remembering who I owe one.
    1
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. I cannot stop procrastinating and it’s affecting my life
    #4
    Pain & Anger
    I cannot stop procrastinating and it’s affecting my life
    1

Topics

  • Productivity
    32 posts in the past month
    #1
    Productivity
    32
  • Looking
    29 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking
    29
  • Struggling
    16 posts in the past month
    #3
    Struggling
    16
  • Focus
    10 posts in the past month
    #4
    Focus
    10
  • App
    8 posts in the past month
    #5
    App
    8

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  • Question
    19 posts in the past month
    1. Is there an app where people actually hold you accountable to be productive?
    2. How do I manage work when my day is unmanageable?
    3. When the workday runs from morning to night, the small stuff is what eats it
    #1
    Question
    Is there an app where people actually hold you accountable to be productive? · How do I manage work when my day is unmanageable? · When the workday runs from morning to night, the small stuff is what eats it
    19
  • Advice Needed
    13 posts in the past month
    1. how do you manage to have a good work life balance?
    2. I cannot stop procrastinating and it’s affecting my life
    3. I keep sabotaging my goals and education and I don't know why.
    #2
    Advice Needed
    how do you manage to have a good work life balance? · I cannot stop procrastinating and it’s affecting my life · I keep sabotaging my goals and education and I don't know why.
    13
  • General Advice
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Phone habit replacements ideas
    2. I had this backwards for years: finishing a task is not what gets it out of your head
    3. 16, 2 years of nothing, home everyday
    #3
    General Advice
    Phone habit replacements ideas · I had this backwards for years: finishing a task is not what gets it out of your head · 16, 2 years of nothing, home everyday
    4
  • Software
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Seeking app suggestions for productivity.
    2. 25 minutes was never the point, and switching my Focus mode by hand was killing the sessions
    3. The AI assistant feature I actually want isn't writing emails. it's remembering who I owe one.
    #4
    Software
    Seeking app suggestions for productivity. · 25 minutes was never the point, and switching my Focus mode by hand was killing the sessions · The AI assistant feature I actually want isn't writing emails. it's remembering who I owe one.
    3
  • Technique
    2 posts in the past month
    1. The “23 minutes to refocus” stat isn’t in the study everyone cites. I read the paper.
    2. i've been turning my personal + professional goals into Music for 2 months. Here's the workflow and what changed
    #5
    Technique
    The “23 minutes to refocus” stat isn’t in the study everyone cites. I read the paper. · i've been turning my personal + professional goals into Music for 2 months. Here's the workflow and what changed
    2
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/productivity for?
Best for Productivity enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion, live chat.
Is r/productivity 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/productivity have?
Roughly 4.3M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/productivity on?
r/productivity 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/productivity cover?
On the Hive Index, r/productivity is organized under Productivity.
How do I join r/productivity?
You can join r/productivity 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.
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