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r/IBEW↗

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers

A place to share between Locals and the membership. At the current time this is an UNOFFICIAL subreddit to the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) but it is advised to keep the same respect and leadership you would bring to a job site or Local. We are all here to help each other and gain knowledge.

118k subscribers256 posts / mo in Sep 2026225 authors / mosince 2012

r/IBEW has 118k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 256 posts a month from 225 people. Top topics: Apprenticeships Advice, Local Apprenticeships and Union Apprenticeships.

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Size and growth

How r/IBEW has grown

r/IBEW

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.8% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026118k
Growing118k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/IBEW

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−8.2%vs Sep 2025 · −26% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026256
QuieterPeaked at 867 in Nov 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/IBEW

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Apprenticeships Advice5.6%
  2. Local Apprenticeships5.6%
  3. Union Apprenticeships4.9%
  4. Electrician Apprenticeship3.1%
  5. Apprenticeship Stories2.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Union Pay Scales
  2. Where2Bro
  3. DOL
  4. World Socialist Web Site
  5. Labor Notes

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