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DIY Electronics

This subreddit is dedicated to both amateur and professional engineers that want to build cool stuff at home, challenge themselves to learn new technologies, learn from each others' designs, and showcase their side projects.

408k subscribers573 posts / mo in Sep 2026499 authors / mosince 2016

r/diyelectronics has 408k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 573 posts a month from 499 people. Top topics: ESP8266 Projects, PSU Discussions and Wiring Harness.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.9% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026407k
Growing407k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+15%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026573
BusierPeaked at 721 in Jul 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/diyelectronics

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. ESP8266 Projects0.4%
  2. PSU Discussions0.4%
  3. Wiring Harness0.3%
  4. Wiring Connectors0.2%
  5. ChargingIssues0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Aliexpress
  2. Adafruit Industries
  3. Digi-Key
  4. Instructables
  5. mouser

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