r/electronics↗
Electronic circuits at the component-level
Discussion and news about electronic engineering and component-level electronic circuits. Design and project showcasing. "My first..." builds. Note: No questions about circuit design or repair please - they go in r/AskElectronics
1.4M subscribers163 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)118 authors / mosince 2008
r/electronics has 1.4M members (+3.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 163 posts a month from 118 people. Top topics: Workbenches, ESP8266 Projects and Amps.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Workbenches0.6%
- ESP8266 Projects0.4%
- Amps0.4%
- PSU Discussions0.4%
- Computers & Laptops0.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Digi-Key
- TI
- Connectorbook
- eBay
- Hackaday
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