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Tech Support MacGyver

Instances of crazy fixes that actually ended up working. Or not working, I'm a description, not the cops.

340k subscribers60 posts / mo in Sep 202656 authors / mosince 2012

r/techsupportmacgyver has 340k members (+5.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 60 posts a month from 56 people. Top topics: PC Fans & Cooling, PSU Discussions and ChargingIssues.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+5.1%in 12 months · +0.9% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 2026340k
Growing340k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−18%vs Sep 2025 · −2.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202660
QuieterPeaked at 299 in Jun 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/techsupportmacgyver

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. PC Fans & Cooling2.2%
  2. PSU Discussions1.5%
  3. ChargingIssues1.4%
  4. Hard Drives & Storage1.1%
  5. Gaming Headsets and Mics0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. xkcd
  2. Microsoft

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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