r/AskEngineers↗
AskEngineers: Stop nodding, start asking questions.
Engineers apply the knowledge of math & science to design and manufacture maintainable systems used to solve specific problems. AskEngineers is a forum for questions about the technologies, standards, and processes used to design & build these systems, as well as for questions about the engineering profession and its many disciplines.
2.7M subscribers307 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)274 authors / mosince 2011
r/AskEngineers has 2.7M members (+2.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 307 posts a month from 274 people. Top topics: Civil Engineering Careers, Engineering Advice & Experience and Engineering Majors.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Civil Engineering Careers2.4%
- Engineering Advice & Experience1.7%
- Engineering Majors0.5%
- Resume Advice and Feedback0.4%
- Engine Types & Projects0.4%
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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- McMaster-Carr
- PostImages
- ScienceDirect
- Autodesk
- SOLIDWORKS
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