r/freelance
r/freelance is a Business & Career community on Reddit with 686,589 members, ranking #45 of 1,896 in Business & Career. Articles of interest for freelancers and people who want to become one. Violating the rules (https://old.reddit.com/r/freelance/about/rules) will cause your post/comment will be removed and you will be banned permanently.
How big is r/freelance?
Created in 2008, r/freelance has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Business & Career it ranks #45 of 1,896 communities we track — the top 2.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 1,233× the median Business & Career subreddit, which has 557 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Business & Career community we track is r/Entrepreneur with 5,236,616 members — roughly 8 times the size of r/freelance. 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/freelance on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 686,589 |
|---|---|
| Category | Business & Career |
| Rank in category | #45 of 1,896 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 557 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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