About r/progresspics
In its own words:
post those awesome before/after pictures of yours!
Community guide
At #453 with about 2.5 million subscribers, r/progresspics is post those awesome before/after pictures of yours!. Collected rules highlight Title Format Rule; What is a Progress Pic? / Original Content Only; and Use the Report Option, among 14 listed. Activity mix in sample: image:144, link:1. Busy sample (~26.1 ppd across 145 posts).
Who this sub is for
Readers land here for post those awesome before/after pictures of yours!. If your post fits a narrower specialist sub better, prefer that room.
Boundaries vs lookalike rooms
General or sibling communities may overlap thematically; r/progresspics still enforces its own list—Title Format Rule; What is a Progress Pic? / Original Content Only; Use the Report Option; Be Good to One Another. Don’t assume another sub’s norms travel here.
Practical pointers
Busy sample (~26.1 ppd across 145 posts). Mark spoilers/NSFW when required, avoid reposts if banned, and keep promo within policy. Figures above are SubMouse snapshots.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jun 23, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 520 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/fragrance (#452) and ahead of r/AskUK (#454) in our ranking.
What sets r/progresspics apart
r/progresspics is far more image-driven than most big subreddits: 99% of its recent posts are images, against a median of 19% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (20:00 UTC) sees about 7.0× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/progresspics climbed from 2,452,313 to 2,455,898 subscribers (+3.6K, +0.15%). That is about 81 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/progresspics talks about
Across 145 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “months”, “lbs”, “5'8”, “5'9” and “5'5”. Other frequent themes are progress, 5'7, 5'10, weight, 5'6 and 6'1. Recurring phrases include “muscle gain”, “face gains”, “5'9 247lbs” and “lift weights”. By format, 99% are images and 1% are links.
Popular post flairs: Fitness/gym gains (36), Calorie counting (15), M 5'9” (175, 176, 177 cm) (6), F 5'8” (173, 174 cm) (6), F 5'3” (160, 161, 162 cm) (6), F 5'4” (163, 164 cm) (6).
Activity and best time to post
r/progresspics gets about 26 new posts a day. The public archive holds 307,750 posts and 3,560,093 comments in total, about 11.6 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Monday (31 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (19). Posting peaks around 20:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/progresspics
The moderators of r/progresspics list 14 rules. In short:
- Title Format Rule
- What is a Progress Pic? / Original Content Only
- Use the Report Option
- Be Good to One Another
- Do Not Link to Social Media / No Self Promotion
- Mark Posts NSFW When Appropriate
- No Harassment / Don't Be a Creep
- No Politics / Stay On Topic / Do Not Feed Trolls
- Imgur & Reddit Only For Submissions
- Minors Must Be Fully Clothed
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/progresspics and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/progresspics have?
r/progresspics has 2,455,898 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #453 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 3,585 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/progresspics created?
r/progresspics was created on Jun 23, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years.
Is r/progresspics still active?
Yes. r/progresspics gets about 26 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 307,750 posts and 3,560,093 comments. In a sample of 145 recent posts we counted 139 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/progresspics?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Monday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 20:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/progresspics?
The community describes itself as: “post those awesome before/after pictures of yours!” Recent post titles often mention months, lbs, 5'8, 5'9 and 5'5. Most posts are images (99%).
Is r/progresspics SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/progresspics as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/progresspics?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/progresspics accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images enabled. It has 14 posted rules, starting with: “Title Format Rule”; “What is a Progress Pic? / Original Content Only”; “Use the Report Option”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/progresspics?
Communities with similar topics include r/Nails (4.2M), r/DunderMifflin (3.7M), r/bodyweightfitness (4.8M), r/sewing (2.3M) and r/Outdoors (5.1M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/progresspics.