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Printers

Inkjets, lasers, thermal, commercial and industrial printers. We make printers suck less by promoting printer maintenance, troubleshooting and providing accurate recommendations. If you're asking for help with a printer issue, be sure to include the printer make and model, the symptoms you're experiencing, and any error messages or codes.

59k subscribers1,034 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)926 authors / mosince 2011

r/printers has 59k members (+35% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,034 posts a month from 926 people. Top topics: Printer Issues & Tips, 3D Printing Experiences and Printer Troubleshooting.

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Size and growth

How r/printers has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+35%in 12 months · +6.0% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 202659k
Growing59k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−16%vs Sep 2025 · +1.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261k
QuieterPeaked at 1.4k in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/printers

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Printer Issues & Tips31%
  2. 3D Printing Experiences6.0%
  3. Printer Troubleshooting4.8%
  4. HP Laptops & Components1.4%
  5. Print Troubleshooting0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. HP Official Site
  2. Brother
  3. Brother
  4. Epson Global Portal
  5. Staples

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