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Handyman

A community for handymen, DIYers, and anyone sharing advice on repairs, maintenance, and projects

156k subscribers725 posts / mo in Sep 2026614 authors / mosince 2009

r/handyman has 156k members (+48% over the last 12 months). It gets about 725 posts a month from 614 people. Top topics: Upwork Issues, Tool Day Highlights and Productivity Tips & Time Management.

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Size and growth

How r/handyman has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+48%in 12 months · +5.5% in 3 months · +1.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026155k
Growing155k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −21% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026725
QuieterPeaked at 1k in Jul 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/handyman

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Upwork Issues1.1%
  2. Tool Day Highlights0.4%
  3. Productivity Tips & Time Management0.3%
  4. RudeCustomers0.3%
  5. Car Accessories & Tools0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. The Home Depot
  2. Lowe's
  3. Ace Hardware
  4. Walmart
  5. Amazon

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Everything else about r/handyman

Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research