r/Biohacking

International Biohacking Community by Josh Universe

Founded July 2021 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 20

READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING! Welcome to the International Biohacking Community Subreddit by Josh Universe, a community dedicated to exploring the world of biohacking and transhumanism and increasing human potential through science and technology. Whether you're interested in enhancing cognitive function, improving performance through peptide research, extending your lifespan, or delving into cutting-edge technologies like CRISPR or gene therapy this is the place to share knowledge and ideas.

Members

122,182

122K

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Growth · 7d

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Growth · 30d

+22%

+22K members · ≈35d

Published rules

10

4 mention promotion — quoted below

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Tracking since Aug 16 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

Member growth

What works in r/Biohacking

Every post in a recent sample, labelled by format. Share is how much of the sample used that format; average score is how it performed.

FormatShare of postsAvg score
Show & tell52%1,314
Question36%167
Lessons / story9%508
Discussion3%1

Based on 64 posts sampled in October 2026. A sample, not the full history.

Median score
497
Top 10% score
2,296
Text posts
38%
Got no replies
0%
Busiest windows
Sat 23:00 UTC, Sat 04:00 UTC

Posting rules, in plain words

Self-promotion is judged case by case.

  • NO SELLING OR SOURCING: We do not permit people selling or sourcing in our subreddit. This is for your safety and to encourage you to speak with a licensed medical professional before doing any interventions. Furthermore, scammers are abundant and we do not want to facilitate you being scammed out of your money and/or poor quality research instruments.
  • Guidelines for Sharing Links and Resources: - Refrain from excessive self-promotion or spamming. Posts and comments should contribute to discussions rather than solely promoting personal interests.

Quoted from the community’s own published rules. Always re-read them before posting.

What a good comment looks like here

  • — Offers specific personal experience and results
  • — Provides detailed protocols (dosing, timing, stack)
  • — Addresses common concerns like side effects or sourcing
  • — Offers encouragement and support in transformation posts
  • — Engages in debate with well-reasoned arguments

What r/Biohacking's rules say about promotion

4 of 10 published rules mention promotion, advertising or spam. Quoted from the community's own rules page, not summarised.

  1. NO SELLING OR SOURCING

    rule 1 of 10

    We do not permit people selling or sourcing in our subreddit. This is for your safety and to encourage you to speak with a licensed medical professional before doing any interventions. Furthermore, scammers are abundant and we do not want to facilitate you being scammed out of your money and/or poor quality research instruments.

    Removal reason shown to posters: Selling or Sourcing

  2. Promotion of Ethical Research

    rule 5 of 10

    - Encourage discussions that emphasize ethical considerations and responsible conduct in life extension research and interventions.
  3. Guidelines for Sharing Links and Resources

    rule 8 of 10

    - When sharing external links or resources, provide a brief summary or explanation to help others understand the content's relevance. - Refrain from excessive self-promotion or spamming. Posts and comments should contribute to discussions rather than solely promoting personal interests.
  4. Report Inappropriate Content

    rule 10 of 10

    - If you come across content that violates these guidelines or the Reddit site-wide rules, please report it to the moderators for review. This helps promote a self-policing moderating system and allows swifter action to be taken on posts.

The other 6

  • DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE
  • Respectful and Constructive Dialogue
  • Credible and Informed Content
  • Engagement in Healthy Skepticism
  • In-Depth and Thoughtful Contributions
  • Privacy and Confidentiality

Read from r/Biohacking’s published rules on Oct 7. Communities change their rules without notice and enforce requirements (karma, account age, flair) that may live in the sidebar or automod rather than here — the source page is the authority.

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r/Biohacking — frequently asked

How many members does r/Biohacking have?

r/Biohacking has 122,182 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 20. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/Biohacking growing?

Over the last ≈35 days r/Biohacking changed by +22% — a gain of 22K members. We compare against the nearest snapshot we actually hold and state the real span rather than rounding it to a clean "30 days".

How active is r/Biohacking?

We don't have a reliable posting-rate sample for r/Biohacking yet. Subscriber count alone is a poor guide to whether a community is active, so treat this one as unverified until the next sample lands.

When was r/Biohacking created?

r/Biohacking was founded in July 2021 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Can I promote my product in r/Biohacking?

r/Biohacking publishes 10 rules and 4 of them address promotion. The first, “NO SELLING OR SOURCING”, says: We do not permit people selling or sourcing in our subreddit. This is for your safety and to encourage you to speak with a licensed medical professional before doing any interventions. Furthermore, scammers are abundant… Read the full rule text on this page and the community's rules page before posting — moderator enforcement is the thing that actually decides.

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