r/MechanicalKeyboards on SubMouse

About r/MechanicalKeyboards

In its own words:

/r/MechanicalKeyboards is about typing input devices for users of all range of budgets. We provide news / PSAs about the hobby and community hosted content. Feel free to check out our other resources and links to related communities.

Community guide

r/MechanicalKeyboards (#760, about 1.4 million subscribers) — about typing input devices for users of all range of budgets. We provide news / PSAs about the hobby and community hosted content. Feel free to check out our other resources and links to… A recent sample averaged 40 posts a day (~40% gallery, ~33% text, ~19% image). Its public rules include: Help requests, buying advice, and simple questions will be removed. Use the Sticky!; No buying, selling, or trading classifieds. No B2B Commercial services or Donation Crowdfunding.; Posts advocating for or posting the links of Counterfeits / IP Infringing Content will be removed. It is listed under “Technology”.

What belongs here

Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add real context. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed.

How it differs from lookalikes

Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.

Practical pointers

Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Common flairs include: Builds, Help, Photos, Discussion.

The community was created on Jul 8, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 753 subscribers (+0.05%). It sits just behind r/delhi (#759) and ahead of r/Conservative (#761) in our ranking.

What sets r/MechanicalKeyboards apart

Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (00:00 UTC) sees about 6.3× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/MechanicalKeyboards grew from 1,388,839 to 1,395,553 subscribers (+6.7K, +0.48%). That is about 132 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/MechanicalKeyboards, from 2017 to 2023, ranked by Reddit.

My sons kitchen now has a Gateron Brownu/BotStyle · Apr 22, 2020 · 35,256 points · 865 comments · video
[Giveaway] Jelly Key - Born of Forest artisan keycapsu/jellykey · Jun 21, 2020 · image
GMK Demon Sword - Giveaway!u/SuicidalFate0 · Oct 12, 2020 · image
My wife supporting my habit for Father's Day!u/cbalcom03 · Jun 18, 2017 · 28,575 points · 406 comments · image
So I um... Got prom picture with my keeb...u/Nesfelle · Jun 23, 2019 · 29,088 points · 812 comments · image
[Giveaway] The Eagle Has Landed keyboard Wrist rest.u/Moonkeycap198 · Dec 2, 2020 · video
Fortune Telleru/Batfrog · Jun 15, 2018 · 26,603 points · 261 comments · image
too realu/PieEnvironmental6437 · Jul 13, 2022 · 25,037 points · 451 comments · image
KAT Refined giveaway!u/MacSurfy · Oct 9, 2020 · image
This subreddit in a nutshellu/cusco · Sep 14, 2019 · 24,308 points · 801 comments · image

What r/MechanicalKeyboards talks about

Across 198 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “keyboard”, “keycaps”, “gmk”, “build” and “question”. Other frequent themes are ask, answer, keycap, thoughts, looking and mechanical. Recurring phrases include “keyboard question”, “gmk cyl”, “mechanical keyboard” and “initial thoughts”. By format, 40% are galleries, 33% are text posts and 19% are images.

keyboard 36
keycaps 15
gmk 11
build 11
question 7
ask 6
answer 6
keycap 5
thoughts 5
looking 5
mechanical 5
artisan 5
key 4
cyl 4
keyboards 4
switch 4
aula 4
color 4

Popular post flairs: Builds (52), Help (34), Photos (29), Discussion (28), Promotional (24), Group Buy (7).

Activity and best time to post

r/MechanicalKeyboards gets about 40 new posts a day. The public archive holds 869,100 posts and 11,701,895 comments in total, about 13.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (47 posts) and the quietest was Friday (22). Posting peaks around 00:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 29, 2026 – Nov 4, 2026

Galleries 40%Text posts 33%Images 19%Videos 5%Links 4%

Rules of r/MechanicalKeyboards

The moderators of r/MechanicalKeyboards list 13 rules. In short:

Help requests, buying advice, and simple questions will be removed. Use the Sticky!
No buying, selling, or trading classifieds. No B2B Commercial services or Donation Crowdfunding.
Posts advocating for or posting the links of Counterfeits / IP Infringing Content will be removed.
Commercial Content must be disclosed via use of Promotional Flair with Links/Info of the Product
ALL Group Buy, Pre-Orders, and Interest Check Posts require manual approval and correct flair.
Reviews must Disclose Conflicts of Interest
No Hate speech or bullying of any kind.
Build posts must use Builds flair and provide a detailed description of the components
Gatekeeping and NSFW Content will not be tolerated.
Giveaways are not allowed on /r/MechanicalKeyboards

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards 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/MechanicalKeyboards have?

r/MechanicalKeyboards has 1,395,553 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #760 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,714 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.

How old is r/MechanicalKeyboards?

r/MechanicalKeyboards was created on Jul 8, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.

How active is r/MechanicalKeyboards?

Very active: r/MechanicalKeyboards gets about 40 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 869,100 posts and 11,701,895 comments. In a sample of 198 recent posts we counted 162 different authors.

When is r/MechanicalKeyboards most active?

Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 00:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What is r/MechanicalKeyboards about?

The community describes itself as: “/r/MechanicalKeyboards is about typing input devices for users of all range of budgets. We provide news / PSAs about the hobby and community hosted content. Feel free to check out our other resources and links to relate…” Recent post titles often mention keyboard, keycaps, gmk, build and question. Most posts are galleries (40%).

Is r/MechanicalKeyboards safe for work?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/MechanicalKeyboards 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/MechanicalKeyboards?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/MechanicalKeyboards accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Help requests, buying advice, and simple questions will be removed. Use the Sticky!”; “No buying, selling, or trading classifieds. No B2B Commercial services or Donation Crowdfunding.”; “Posts advocating for or posting the links of Counterfeits / IP Infringing Content will be removed.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

Which communities are like r/MechanicalKeyboards?

Communities with similar topics include r/woahdude (4.3M).

Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 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/MechanicalKeyboards.

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