r/hardware↗
/r/hardware: a technology subreddit for computer hardware news, reviews and discussion.
r/hardware is a place for quality computer hardware news, reviews, and intelligent discussion. r/hardware IS NOT the place to come for help of any kind.
4.4M subscribers371 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)184 authors / mosince 2008
r/hardware has 4.4M members (+0.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 371 posts a month from 184 people. Top topics: Intel CPUs Updates, Motherboard Reviews & News and NVMe SSD Technology.
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How r/hardware has grown
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Topics and brands on r/hardware
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Intel CPUs Updates3.4%
- Motherboard Reviews & News1.6%
- NVMe SSD Technology1.6%
- AMD CPUs1.3%
- Noctua Fans & Coolers1.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Tom's Hardware
- VideoCardz
- Notebookcheck
- NVIDIA
- AMD
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