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r/GeneralContractor↗

Residential and Commercial Building Contractors

Discussion group for all things related to being a general contractor

27k subscribers246 posts / mo in Sep 2026212 authors / mosince 2013

r/GeneralContractor has 27k members (+71% over the last 12 months). It gets about 246 posts a month from 212 people. Top topics: Freelance Tips & Clients, Project Management Transitions and Upwork Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/GeneralContractor has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+71%in 12 months · +14% in 3 months · +2.2% in 1 month
Oct 202627k
Growing27k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/GeneralContractor

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+39%vs Sep 2025 · +44% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026246
BusierPeaked at 341 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/GeneralContractor

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Freelance Tips & Clients2.1%
  2. Project Management Transitions1.8%
  3. Upwork Issues1.5%
  4. Union Apprenticeships1.2%
  5. Toolbox Essentials0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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Timing and removals

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/GeneralContractor

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How they talk

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