r/MechanicalEngineering
r/MechanicalEngineering is a Science & Education community on Reddit with 274,768 members, ranking #108 of 2,165 in Science & Education. The gathering place for mechanical engineers to discuss current technology, methods, jobs, and anything else related to mechanical engineering.
How big is r/MechanicalEngineering?
Created in 2010, r/MechanicalEngineering has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Science & Education it ranks #108 of 2,165 communities we track — the top 5% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 136× the median Science & Education subreddit, which has 2,019 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Science & Education community we track is r/science with 34,470,477 members — roughly 125 times the size of r/MechanicalEngineering. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2010 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/MechanicalEngineering on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 274,768 |
|---|---|
| Category | Science & Education |
| Rank in category | #108 of 2,165 |
| Created | 2010 |
| Category median size | 2,019 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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