r/engineering
r/engineering is a Science & Education community on Reddit with 741,220 members, ranking #51 of 2,165 in Science & Education. r/engineering is a forum for engineering professionals to share information, knowledge, experience related to the principles & practices of the numerous engineering disciplines. r/engineering is **NOT** for students to ask for guidance on selecting their major, or for homework / project help. Read the sidebar BEFORE posting.
How big is r/engineering?
Created in 2008, r/engineering has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Science & Education it ranks #51 of 2,165 communities we track — the top 2.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 367× 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 47 times the size of r/engineering. 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/engineering on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 741,220 |
|---|---|
| Category | Science & Education |
| Rank in category | #51 of 2,165 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 2,019 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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