About r/DiWHY
In its own words:
Ever try fixing things on your own? Didn't come out the way they were supposed to? Do you stand there questioning your whole life? If so, post your results here to DiWHY (Pronounced: Dee Eye WHY). Where shitty projects from DIY live prosperously. If at any time you feel that a specific post isn't living up to the sub (be gentle as this is a humor sub, not meant to be taken seriously), please feel free to report (give exact reason) and let your voice be heard with downvotes and comments.
Community guide
r/DiWHY (#248, about 3.9 million) (said “Dee Eye WHY”) is for failed DIY—shitty projects that make you question the attempt. Catalogue description sets the joke; collected rules are thin (a single “Posting Rules” entry), so treat the live sidebar as authoritative. Video/Image.
Failed fixes, not flex builds
Post results that went wrong in a DIY sense—triumphantly perfect builds belong elsewhere.
Practical pointers
Only one rule title was collected; confirm full posting rules on-sub before arguing removals. Samples lean video/image.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Nov 20, 2013, which makes it 12 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,732 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/standupshots (#247) and ahead of r/kpop (#249) in our ranking.
What sets r/DiWHY apart
Compared with other large communities, r/DiWHY leans heavily on videos (59% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 4%). Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 31.2 comments per post, roughly 2.2× the typical big subreddit (14.0).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/DiWHY grew from 3,888,341 to 3,897,766 subscribers (+9.4K, +0.24%). That is about 214 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Activity and best time to post
The public archive holds 97,961 posts and 3,061,268 comments in total, about 31.2 comments per post.
Rules of r/DiWHY
The moderators of r/DiWHY list 1 rules. In short:
- Posting Rules
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/DiWHY 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/DiWHY have?
r/DiWHY has 3,897,766 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #248 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 9,425 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/DiWHY?
r/DiWHY was created on Nov 20, 2013, so it has been around for 12 years.
How active is r/DiWHY?
Over its lifetime the archive counts 97,961 posts and 3,061,268 comments.
What is r/DiWHY about?
The community describes itself as: “Ever try fixing things on your own? Didn't come out the way they were supposed to? Do you stand there questioning your whole life? If so, post your results here to DiWHY (Pronounced: Dee Eye WHY). Where shitty projects …” Recent post titles often mention hack and bought. Most posts are videos (59%).
Is r/DiWHY safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/DiWHY as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/DiWHY?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/DiWHY accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 1 posted rules, starting with: “Posting Rules”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/DiWHY?
Communities with similar topics include r/DIY (27.5M), r/DunderMifflin (3.7M), r/oddlyspecific (3.8M), r/gifs (21.5M) and r/india (3.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). 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/DiWHY.