r/sleep

Community Overview

About r/sleep

Good sleep is essential for our health and happiness. Find and strengthen your best habits and help others improve theirs.

The community at a glance

r/sleep is a Subreddit for Fitness Enthusiasts and Biohackers with roughly 698K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Biohacking topic page.

Roughly 55K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Sleep, Insomnia, and Pillow. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention pillows, ear plugs, and sleep app.

On Reddit
698K Members

Subreddit Analysis

via GummySearch
Yearly: +55K members
Growth: +8.6% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 1K members
  • 2014: 1K members
  • 2015: 3K members
  • 2016: 3K members
  • 2017: 4K members
  • 2018: 9K members
  • 2019: 16K members
  • 2020: 20K members
  • 2021: 20K members
  • 2023: 452K members
  • 2024: 87K members
  • 2025: 41K members
  • 2026: 38K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 2K members
  • Sep: 3K members
  • Oct: 2K members
  • Nov: 5K members
  • Dec: 5K members
  • Jan: 5K members
  • Feb: 4K members
  • Mar: 12K members
  • Apr: 5K members
  • May: 6K members
  • Jun: 4K members
  • Jul: 1K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Please help horrible insomnia
    2. should i be worried if i cant sleep after two days?
    3. Okay quick! Tips to help me fall asleep fast
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Please help horrible insomnia · should i be worried if i cant sleep after two days? · Okay quick! Tips to help me fall asleep fast
    6
  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. people who work nights or rotating shifts: what would a sleep app need to do to actually help you?
    2. The solution for your sleep Problems guys!
    3. Adjusting Aircon at night based on heartrate - any reccomendation/AI to improve based on feedback loop?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    people who work nights or rotating shifts: what would a sleep app need to do to actually help you? · The solution for your sleep Problems guys! · Adjusting Aircon at night based on heartrate - any reccomendation/AI to improve based on feedback loop?
    3
  • Pain & Anger
    1 post in the past month
    1. WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?!
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN?!
    1
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. I’ve struggled with sleep tracking and insomnia for 3 years, so I built a minimal, ad-free tool to help me pass out in 10 mins. Need your honest feedback.
    #4
    Self-Promotion
    I’ve struggled with sleep tracking and insomnia for 3 years, so I built a minimal, ad-free tool to help me pass out in 10 mins. Need your honest feedback.
    1

Topics

  • Sleep
    96 posts in the past month
    #1
    Sleep
    96
  • Insomnia
    11 posts in the past month
    #2
    Insomnia
    11
  • Pillow
    10 posts in the past month
    #3
    Pillow
    10
  • Mattress
    8 posts in the past month
    #4
    Mattress
    8
  • Alarm
    8 posts in the past month
    #5
    Alarm
    8

Product recommendations

  • pillows
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Best pillow to avoid neck pain for side sleepers
    2. Why are the best pillows available always too thin on their own?
    3. Any good pillows you recommend?
    #1
    pillows
    Best pillow to avoid neck pain for side sleepers · Why are the best pillows available always too thin on their own? · Any good pillows you recommend?
    7
  • ear plugs
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best ear plugs to block out any and all noise to help me sleep need recommendations
    2. My boyfriend snores too loudly 😩 Can anyone recommend some comfortable earplugs or sleep headphones that are good for blocking out the noise?
    3. Are earplugs recommended for someone who produces a lot of ear wax?
    #2
    ear plugs
    Best ear plugs to block out any and all noise to help me sleep need recommendations · My boyfriend snores too loudly 😩 Can anyone recommend some comfortable earplugs or sleep headphones that are good for blocking out the noise? · Are earplugs recommended for someone who produces a lot of ear wax?
    4
  • sleep app
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Guys I highly recommend this sleep app:
    2. Guys I highly recommend this sleep app:
    #3
    sleep app
    Guys I highly recommend this sleep app: · Guys I highly recommend this sleep app:
    2
  • bluetooth pillow speaker
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommended bluetooth pillow speaker for audiobooks?
    2. Recommended bluetooth pillow speaker for audiobooks?
    #4
    bluetooth pillow speaker
    Recommended bluetooth pillow speaker for audiobooks? · Recommended bluetooth pillow speaker for audiobooks?
    2
  • melatonin
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Natrol recommends 20 mg of melatonin in one night.
    2. Is Buying Melatonin from AliExpress Safe and Recommended? 🌙🛍️
    #5
    melatonin
    Natrol recommends 20 mg of melatonin in one night. · Is Buying Melatonin from AliExpress Safe and Recommended? 🌙🛍️
    2

Frequently asked questions

Who is r/sleep for?
Best for Fitness Enthusiasts and Biohackers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/sleep 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/sleep have?
Roughly 698K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/sleep on?
r/sleep 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/sleep cover?
On the Hive Index, r/sleep is organized under Fitness Enthusiasts, Biohackers.
How do I join r/sleep?
You can join r/sleep 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.