r/DIY on SubMouse

About r/DIY

In its own words:

DIY

The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 3,705 subscribers (+0.01%). Among the 10 communities on our DIY list it is the largest. It sits just behind r/space (#16) and ahead of r/books (#18) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “diy and crafts” category and its main language is English.

What sets r/DIY apart

Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 5.8× as many posts as the quietest (02:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/DIY climbed from 27,514,834 to 27,531,400 subscribers (+16.6K, +0.06%). That is about 414 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/DIY, from 2016 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.

My wife went to a work event for a few days, in my hubris I thought I could build her a new studio before she got back...u/construccion · Mar 25, 2025 · gallery
Sure I could have bought a custom in-ground swimming pool for $30,000 but instead I spent 3+ years of my life and built this Natural Swim Pond.u/power-cube · Apr 3, 2017 · 63,768 points · 3,398 comments · link
I Built A Desktop Robot That Responds Entirely In GIFsu/abhi3188 · Dec 7, 2016 · 61,765 points · 2,566 comments · link
I built a camera that snaps and instantly prints a GIF you can hold in your handu/abhi3188 · Aug 30, 2017 · 60,655 points · 2,789 comments · link
My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build her the giant bookshelf she always wanted.u/designstein · Oct 1, 2020 · link
My first attempt at a wacky furniture piece.u/builderbob53 · Dec 29, 2023 · gallery
I made a portrait of a friend out of 13,000 dice.u/ThePaco · Dec 7, 2018 · 51,024 points · 1,973 comments · link
My Christmas present to my wife this year was renovating our laundry room. How did I do?u/bradleygkv · Dec 29, 2024 · gallery
I built wooden word watches for my roommates' birthdaysu/HakuG · Aug 23, 2017 · 49,088 points · 1,406 comments · link
I built a tree in my daughter's bedroomu/radamshome · Jan 21, 2016 · 8,752 points · 3,706 comments · link

What r/DIY talks about

Looking at the titles of 433 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “help”, “wall”, “door”, “fix” and “paint”. Other frequent themes are light, remove, advice, ceiling, window and concrete. Recurring phrases include “range hood”, “door frame”, “window sill” and “wet wipe”. By format, 40% are galleries, 30% are text posts and 28% are images.

help 37
wall 27
door 22
fix 21
paint 16
light 15
remove 12
advice 12
ceiling 11
window 10
concrete 10
drywall 10
water 9
shower 9
replace 9
garage 9
home 8
fixing 7

Popular post flairs: help (241), home improvement (40), electronic (20), woodworking (18), other (14), outdoor (8).

Activity and best time to post

r/DIY gets about 63 new posts a day. The public archive holds 785,216 posts and 7,382,461 comments in total, about 9.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (75 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (52). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026

Galleries 40%Text posts 30%Images 28%Videos 1%Links 1%

Rules of r/DIY

The moderators of r/DIY list 10 rules. In short:

All content must be DIY
Basic Community Rules
NSFW / Reddiquette / Civility
𝗡𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 | 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 | 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
Google First, Reddit Last | Product Search
Low effort posts
Content / Topics not suited for r/DIY
Rating & Reviewing Products or Brands
Sometimes you let the professionals handle it
No AI Content

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/DIY and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How many members does r/DIY have?

r/DIY has 27,531,400 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #17 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 16,566 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.

How old is r/DIY?

r/DIY was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Feb 7, 2008.

How active is r/DIY?

Very active: r/DIY gets about 63 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 785,216 posts and 7,382,461 comments. In a sample of 433 recent posts we counted 409 different authors.

When is r/DIY most active?

Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What is r/DIY about?

The community describes itself as: “DIY” Recent post titles often mention help, wall, door, fix and paint. Most posts are galleries (40%).

Is r/DIY safe for work?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/DIY as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

How do I post on r/DIY?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/DIY accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “All content must be DIY”; “Basic Community Rules”; “NSFW / Reddiquette / Civility”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

Which communities are like r/DIY?

Communities with similar topics include r/personalfinance (21.9M), r/UpliftingNews (20.5M), r/pcmasterrace (16.4M), r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M) and r/oddlysatisfying (12.8M).

Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/DIY.

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