r/howto↗
r/HowTo
Welcome to r/HowTo! Where you can learn how to do anything and everything yourself! Need advice on how to start a podcast or how to fix your rocket ship? Ask away!
3.5M subscribers720 posts / mo in Sep 2026662 authors / mosince 2008
r/howto has 3.5M members (+2.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 720 posts a month from 662 people. Top topics: Wood Refinishing & Repair, Removing Parts and Cast Iron Care.
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How r/howto has grown
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Topics and brands on r/howto
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Wood Refinishing & Repair0.4%
- Removing Parts0.4%
- Cast Iron Care0.3%
- Shoe Repair0.2%
- Chair Restoration & Repair0.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- The Home Depot
- Walmart
- Lowe's
- eBay
- etsy
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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