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/r/OffTheGrid - Self-Sustainability and Off The Grid living

A place for all things related to living off the grid. Links and self posts welcome pertaining to Alternative Energy (Solar, Wind, etc.), Water and Irrigation (Wells, Rainwater Collection, etc.), Growing/Hunting/Foraging Food, Shelter Construction (Cabins, Earthships, etc.), and anything else pertaining to self-sufficiency and off the grid living. icon by https://icons8.com

26k subscribers4 posts / mo in Sep 20264 authors / mosince 2011

r/OffTheGrid has 26k members (+10% over the last 12 months). It gets about 4 posts a month from 4 people. Top topics: Solar Van Power Solutions, Homesteading Communities and RV & Camping.

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Size and growth

How r/OffTheGrid has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+10%in 12 months · +1.7% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Sep 202626k
Growing26k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Sep 2026
r/OffTheGrid

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−75%vs Sep 2025 · −63% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20264
QuieterPeaked at 38 in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/OffTheGrid

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Solar Van Power Solutions1.1%
  2. Homesteading Communities0.8%
  3. RV & Camping0.4%
  4. Nurseries_and_Tiny_Homes0.4%
  5. Battery Issues0.2%

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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