r/howto
r/howto is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 3,456,139 members, ranking #29 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. Welcome to r/HowTo! Where you can learn how to do anything and everything yourself! Need advice on how to start a podcast or how to fix your rocket ship? Ask away!
How big is r/howto?
Created in 2008, r/howto has had over a decade to grow and is a major community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #29 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 0.4% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 1,131× the median Communities & Discussion subreddit, which has 3,056 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Communities & Discussion community we track is r/AskReddit with 59,202,832 members — roughly 17 times the size of r/howto. 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/howto on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 3,456,139 |
|---|---|
| Category | Communities & Discussion |
| Rank in category | #29 of 6,870 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 3,056 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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