r/technology

/r/Technology

Founded January 2008 · Public — anyone can post

Updated Oct 22

Subreddit dedicated to the news and discussions about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues.

Members

20,592,270

20.6M

Online now

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not captured in the last snapshot

Posts per day

59.3

from the last 100 posts, spanning 40.0h

Comments per post

136.6

Growth · 7d

+0.0%

+9.2K members · ≈7d

Growth · 30d

+0.2%

+42K members · ≈30d

Promo tolerance

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not assessed yet

Last post

Nov 9

sampled Nov 9

Distinct posters

55%

of the last 100 posts

Tracking since Aug 5 · 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.

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r/technology — frequently asked

How many members does r/technology have?

r/technology has 20,592,270 members as of our most recent crawl on Oct 22. 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/technology growing?

Over the last ≈30 days r/technology changed by +0.2% — a gain of 42K members. We compare against the nearest snapshot we actually hold and state the real span rather than rounding it to a clean "30 days".

How active is r/technology?

Around 59.3 posts per day, measured from the newest 100 posts on Reddit, which span 40.0h, averaging 136.6 comments per post. 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/technology created?

r/technology was founded in January 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/technology?

Of the last 100 posts we sampled, 55% came from distinct accounts; the newest was published Nov 9. 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/technology?

We don't have a promo-tolerance read for r/technology 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.

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r/technology Subreddit Stats — 20.6M members, 59.3 posts/day