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Restoration of Treasures

/r/Restoration is a community for anyone seeking restoration help, wanting to show off their restoration projects, or anything inbetween. The restoration can be anything from an antique to an engine. The followings rules and etiquette should be followed when posting in this subreddit: 1. If it is NSFW, label it as such! 2. Don't spam the subreddit with anything unrelated. 3. Trolling or insulting other users will not be tolerated. Otherwise, welcome and have fun!

68k subscribers221 posts / mo in Sep 2026200 authors / mosince 2013

r/restoration has 68k members (+39% over the last 12 months). It gets about 221 posts a month from 200 people. Top topics: Restoration Tips, Restoration Projects and Knife Restoration.

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Size and growth

How r/restoration has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+39%in 12 months · +7.9% in 3 months · +2.2% in 1 month
Oct 202667k
Growing67k subscribers
Data since Jun 2019Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−31%vs Sep 2025 · −6.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026221
QuieterPeaked at 322 in Sep 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/restoration

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Restoration Tips4.4%
  2. Restoration Projects2.0%
  3. Knife Restoration1.3%
  4. Vise Restoration & Customization1.3%
  5. Vintage Tools1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. etsy
  2. eBay
  3. Canada
  4. ChatGPT
  5. Ebay

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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