About r/simpleliving
Community guide
r/simpleliving is #657 in our SFW Top 1000 (about 1.6 million subscribers). A recent sample averaged 12 posts a day (~59% text, ~19% link, ~16% image). Its public rules include: Be compassionate; Stay on topic; Make a minimum effort; No surveys or interview requests; No self-promotion or spam.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Self-promotion and ads are limited—read those rules before linking your own work.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rule list—not merely a larger sibling community.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: Discussion Prompt, Sharing Happiness, Seeking Advice, Offering Wisdom.
Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 0 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/childfree (#656) and ahead of r/iamverysmart (#658) in our ranking.
What sets r/simpleliving apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (20:00 UTC) sees about 9.0× as many posts as the quietest (00:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Oct 29, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/simpleliving went up from 1,607,405 to 1,609,801 subscribers (+2.4K, +0.15%). That is about 218 new members per day. The chart shows 3 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/simpleliving this week
This week’s highest-ranked posts, in Reddit’s own order (collected Nov 7, 2026).
- I need a way to cope with the enshittification of basically everything I used to enjoy; it’s making me angry and depressed - got some advice?u/TheMediocreLife · Nov 6 · text post
- How do you keep Christmas meaningful when nobody in the family needs more stuff?u/UnPrecedexted · Nov 3 · text post
- Does anyone else crave sitting alone in nature for hours surrounded by greenery and rainy/dark weather, completely stress-free?u/Ashamed_Share1952 · Nov 5 · text post
- What did you quietly stop doing that made life feel bigger?u/Introvert_Advocate8 · Nov 4 · text post
- Another walk and a podcastu/Jeffer93 · Nov 1 · gallery
- Have a great week everyone!u/Recent-Throat9525 · Nov 2 · image
- Anxiety is eating me alive. Any ideas appreciatedu/RoytheWriter · Nov 3 · text post
- 25, just decided I never want to leave homeu/Electrical_Dog_1541 · Nov 7 · text post
- Deactivated my instagram, a week by, so so happy ✨u/unthocks · Nov 5 · text post
- My most low maintenance hobby everu/Curly_INFP · Nov 1 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/simpleliving, from 2020 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- This poem sums up simple living for me and my little familyDec 7, 2024 · image
- This picture fills me with blissu/eercelik21 · Jan 2, 2021 · image
- This at 7:30am instead of scrollingu/Fumblinghare · May 3, 2026 · gallery
- Unpopular opinion (and at the crux of contented, simple living)u/wipeout · Aug 24, 2020 · image
- I moved to Africa to live more simply and it did not workAug 25, 2021 · 7,160 points · 719 comments · text post
- NiceApr 15, 2024 · image
- There’s a thought...u/velvetandsequins · Apr 6, 2021 · image
- I see posts like this all the time but WHEN are we going to do something about it?u/punkjuliette · Dec 9, 2020 · image
- Don't buy their bullshitu/CurryThighs · Aug 14, 2020 · image
- My work from home office setupu/paintwithbabeross · Jan 9, 2025 · gallery
What r/simpleliving talks about
Looking at the titles of 97 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “life”, “stopped”, “small”, “living” and “feel”. Other frequent themes are peace, world, everyday, easier, money and noticeably. Recurring phrases include “life noticeably”, “life feel”, “everyday life” and “social media”. By format, 59% are text posts, 19% are links and 16% are images.
Popular post flairs: Discussion Prompt (38), Sharing Happiness (23), Seeking Advice (20), Offering Wisdom (7), Just Venting (5), Resources and Inspiration (4).
Activity and best time to post
r/simpleliving gets about 12 new posts a day. The public archive holds 41,516 posts and 900,984 comments in total, about 21.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (20 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (9). Posting peaks around 20:00 UTC and is lowest around 00:00 UTC.
Rules of r/simpleliving
The moderators of r/simpleliving list 5 rules. In short:
- Be compassionate
- Stay on topic
- Make a minimum effort
- No surveys or interview requests
- No self-promotion or spam
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/simpleliving 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 members does r/simpleliving have?
r/simpleliving has 1,609,801 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #657 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,396 members between Oct 29, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How active is r/simpleliving?
Moderately: r/simpleliving gets about 12 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 41,516 posts and 900,984 comments. In a sample of 97 recent posts we counted 81 different authors.
When is r/simpleliving most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 20:00 UTC, with the fewest around 00:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/simpleliving about?
r/simpleliving is a large Reddit community. Recent post titles often mention life, stopped, small, living and feel. Most posts are text posts (59%).
Is r/simpleliving safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/simpleliving as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/simpleliving?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/simpleliving accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Be compassionate”; “Stay on topic”; “Make a minimum effort”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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/simpleliving.