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Welcome to R/3D Printing! Come for the Benchy, stay for the Calibration!

/r/3DPrinting is a place where makers of all skill levels and walks of life can learn about and discuss 3D printing and development of 3D printed parts and devices.

3.4M subscribers6,804 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)5,304 authors / mosince 2010

r/3Dprinting has 3.4M members (+7.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 6,804 posts a month from 5,304 people. Top topics: 3D Printing Projects, 3D Printing Experiences and First Prints.

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Size and growth

How r/3Dprinting has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.8%in 12 months · +1.3% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 20263.4M
Growing3.4M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/3Dprinting

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−28%vs Sep 2025 · −20% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20266.8k
QuieterPeaked at 14k in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/3Dprinting

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. 3D Printing Projects1.3%
  2. 3D Printing Experiences1.1%
  3. First Prints1.0%
  4. PLA Variants and Wood Filaments1.0%
  5. 3D Printer Builds1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. MakerWorld
  2. Printables
  3. Bambu Lab
  4. Prusa3D by Josef Prusa
  5. All3DP

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research