About r/recovery
Welcome! This is a sub about recovery from many things, eg trauma, drugs, pills, injuries, negative emotions like depression/anxiety, etc. You can even recover from bigotry (eg if you grew up in a bigoted culture), or selfish philosophies.
The community at a glance
r/recovery is a Subreddit for Addiction and Recovery with roughly 40K members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #8 in the Addiction communities list. It is the 6th largest community in the Recovery topic page.
Roughly 5K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Recovery, Addiction, and Sobriety.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 83 members
- 2014: 65 members
- 2015: 89 members
- 2016: 172 members
- 2017: 471 members
- 2020: 11K members
- 2021: 5K members
- 2022: 5K members
- 2023: 6K members
- 2024: 5K members
- 2025: 5K members
- 2026: 2K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 381 members
- Aug: 401 members
- Sep: 377 members
- Oct: 382 members
- Nov: 552 members
- Dec: 470 members
- Jan: 442 members
- Feb: 331 members
- Mar: 345 members
- Apr: 342 members
- May: 281 members
- Jun: 156 members
Topics
- Recovery114 posts in the past month#1114Recovery
- Addiction51 posts in the past month#251Addiction
- Sobriety32 posts in the past month#332Sobriety
- Support30 posts in the past month#430Support
- Sober12 posts in the past month#512Sober
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/recovery for?
- Best for Addiction and Recovery enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/recovery 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/recovery have?
- Roughly 40K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/recovery on?
- r/recovery 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/recovery cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/recovery is organized under Addiction, Recovery.
- How do I join r/recovery?
- You can join r/recovery by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Addiction communities like?
- Support communities for people working through addiction and dependency, including drugs, alcohol, and other substances. Reddit has major hubs for cannabis and alcohol recovery, with Discord communities offering real-time peer support and accountability for people in various stages of recovery.
Monthly Stats
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- Visitors
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