r/homelab
r/homelab is a Technology & IT community on Reddit with 1,053,670 members, ranking #30 of 2,569 in Technology & IT. Welcome to your friendly /r/homelab, where techies and sysadmin from everywhere are welcome to share their labs, projects, builds, etc.
How big is r/homelab?
Created in 2012, r/homelab has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Technology & IT it ranks #30 of 2,569 communities we track — the top 1.2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 1,529× the median Technology & IT subreddit, which has 689 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Technology & IT community we track is r/Futurology with 21,683,866 members — roughly 21 times the size of r/homelab. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2012 sits in the middle 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/homelab on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 1,053,670 |
|---|---|
| Category | Technology & IT |
| Rank in category | #30 of 2,569 |
| Created | 2012 |
| Category median size | 689 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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