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r/HomeImprovement

The Hivemind Improving Homes

Founded August 2008 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Sep 13

Homeowners improving our homes. **Only text postings are allowed here.** Images need to be uploaded through sites like [imgur.com](http://www.imgur.com) and the links shared in the text of your post. YOU MUST have minimum karma to participate in the sub, if not submit here: https://diy.stackexchange.com/

Members

4,829,582

4.8M

Online now

not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

57.1

from the last 100 posts, spanning 41.6h

Comments per post

no sample yet

Growth · 7d

not enough history yet

Growth · 30d

not enough history yet

Promo tolerance

not assessed yet

Last post

Sep 13

sampled Sep 13

Distinct posters

100%

of the last 100 posts

Tracking since Sep 13 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows. Posts/day is measured from the community’s own newest posts on Reddit, not from what Prowlo happens to crawl.

Member growth

Tracking since Sep 13 — growth charts appear after a week of history.

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r/HomeImprovement — frequently asked

How many members does r/HomeImprovement have?

r/HomeImprovement has 4,829,582 members as of our most recent crawl on Sep 13. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/HomeImprovement growing?

We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/HomeImprovement yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Sep 13; the chart fills in as history accumulates.

How active is r/HomeImprovement?

Around 57.1 posts per day, measured from the newest 100 posts on Reddit, which span 41.6h. Posting rate matters more than subscriber count when you're deciding where to spend your time — it determines how long your comment stays visible.

When was r/HomeImprovement created?

r/HomeImprovement was founded in August 2008 and is a public — anyone can post community. Age matters: an older community with steady growth has survived Reddit's moderation churn; a young one with a spike may not.

Who posts in r/HomeImprovement?

Of the last 100 posts we sampled, 100% came from distinct accounts; the newest was published Sep 13. A low share means a feed dominated by a handful of accounts (bots, mods, or one prolific poster) rather than a community.

Can I promote my product in r/HomeImprovement?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/HomeImprovement yet. Default to the safe approach: read the sidebar rules, contribute in threads where you gain nothing, and mention your product only when it is the honest answer to someone's question.

How do I monitor r/HomeImprovement for mentions?

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