r/HomeImprovement
r/HomeImprovement is a Home & Lifestyle community on Reddit with 4,809,458 members, ranking #7 of 1,465 in Home & Lifestyle. Only text posts are allowed here. YOU MUST have minimum karma to participate in the sub. Submit here: https://diy.stackexchange.com/
How big is r/HomeImprovement?
Created in 2008, r/HomeImprovement has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Home & Lifestyle it ranks #7 of 1,465 communities we track — the top 0.5% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 6,561× the median Home & Lifestyle subreddit, which has 733 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Home & Lifestyle community we track is r/LifeProTips with 23,071,815 members — roughly 5 times the size of r/HomeImprovement. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/HomeImprovement on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 4,809,458 |
|---|---|
| Category | Home & Lifestyle |
| Rank in category | #7 of 1,465 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 733 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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