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r/maintenance

SubReddit dedicated to members of the professional maintenance field, as well as non-professionals who are interested in maintenance and repair.

61k subscribers177 posts / mo in Sep 2026150 authors / mosince 2011

r/maintenance has 61k members (+24% over the last 12 months). It gets about 177 posts a month from 150 people. Top topics: HVAC Trades, Electrician Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship Stories.

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Size and growth

How r/maintenance has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+24%in 12 months · +3.9% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202661k
Growing61k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−38%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026177
QuieterPeaked at 385 in Feb 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/maintenance

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. HVAC Trades2.5%
  2. Electrician Apprenticeship2.0%
  3. Apprenticeship Stories0.8%
  4. Car Sales0.4%
  5. Apprenticeships Advice0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. The Home Depot
  2. Lowe's
  3. grainger
  4. Supplyhouse
  5. zoro

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Everything else about r/maintenance

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