About r/electronics
Discussion and news about component-level electronic circuits.
The community at a glance
r/electronics is a Subreddit for DIY Electronics Enthusiasts with roughly 1.4M members. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the DIY Electronics communities list.
Roughly 48K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Looking For, and Electronics.
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 11K members
- 2014: 11K members
- 2015: 11K members
- 2016: 13K members
- 2017: 26K members
- 2018: 29K members
- 2019: 53K members
- 2020: 48K members
- 2021: 33K members
- 2023: 722K members
- 2024: 310K members
- 2025: 103K members
- 2026: 33K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 2K members
- Nov: 5K members
- Dec: 5K members
- Jan: 5K members
- Feb: 4K members
- Mar: 4K members
- Apr: 5K members
- May: 4K members
- Jun: 4K members
- Jul: 4K members
- Aug: 1K members
Topics
- Looking For A49 posts in the past month#149Looking For A
- Looking For48 posts in the past month#248Looking For
- Electronics35 posts in the past month#335Electronics
- Circuit23 posts in the past month#423Circuit
- Pcb14 posts in the past month#514Pcb
Flair
- Project54 posts in the past month
- I made a 1kW lab bench power supply from scratch
- I built a fully self-powered computer in actual credit-card size (~1mm thick)
- Built a scientific calculator from scratch: custom PCB, custom FPGA CPU, hand-written machine code
#154ProjectI made a 1kW lab bench power supply from scratch · I built a fully self-powered computer in actual credit-card size (~1mm thick) · Built a scientific calculator from scratch: custom PCB, custom FPGA CPU, hand-written machine code - Gallery47 posts in the past month
- heart shaped LED
- Insides of drawing tablet looks strange
- TIL about 3D-IMD: like PCBs, but in 3 dimensions; like flex circuits, but stiff.
#247Galleryheart shaped LED · Insides of drawing tablet looks strange · TIL about 3D-IMD: like PCBs, but in 3 dimensions; like flex circuits, but stiff. - General36 posts in the past month
- 2000€ power supply doa. Nice quality control they got going on
- The 555 is 55 Years Old - EEVBlog
- Built an audio player from scratch for my Engineering Bachelor's final project
#336General2000€ power supply doa. Nice quality control they got going on · The 555 is 55 Years Old - EEVBlog · Built an audio player from scratch for my Engineering Bachelor's final project - Tip4 posts in the past month
- A microscopic, hair-like metal filament can take down a billion-dollar satellite
- Texas Instruments changes ICs without changing the part number
- A circuit my sis made
#44TipA microscopic, hair-like metal filament can take down a billion-dollar satellite · Texas Instruments changes ICs without changing the part number · A circuit my sis made - Workbench Wednesday3 posts in the past month
- [Workbench Wednesday] My favorite place to be out of anywhere
- Temporary workbench set up at a university dorm
- I just reorganized and labeled my components
#53Workbench Wednesday[Workbench Wednesday] My favorite place to be out of anywhere · Temporary workbench set up at a university dorm · I just reorganized and labeled my components
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/electronics for?
- Best for DIY Electronics Enthusiasts enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/electronics free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/electronics have?
- Roughly 1.4M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/electronics on?
- r/electronics runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/electronics cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/electronics is organized under DIY Electronics Enthusiasts.
- How do I join r/electronics?
- You can join r/electronics by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the DIY Electronics communities like?
- Communities for makers, hardware hackers, and DIY electronics enthusiasts who build physical and software projects from scratch.
Monthly Stats
- 16
- Views /mo (+78%)
- 14
- Visitors /mo (+100%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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