About r/diyelectronics
In its own words:
This subreddit is dedicated to both amateur and professional engineers that want to build cool stuff at home, challenge themselves to learn new technologies, learn from each others' designs, and showcase their side projects.
The community was created on Jan 14, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Among the 10 communities on our DIY list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/diyelectronics apart
Compared with other large communities, r/diyelectronics leans heavily on images (43% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 9%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 7.4 comments per post, against 16.2 for a typical large subreddit. For its size it is unusually busy: about 73.9 new posts a day per million members, more than 99% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (15:00 UTC) sees about 4.7× as many posts as the quietest (04:00 UTC).
What r/diyelectronics talks about
We read the titles of 198 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “project”, “help”, “diy”, “power” and “circuit”. Other frequent themes are battery, esp32, board, electronics, projects and build. Recurring phrases include “electronics project”, “help making”, “homing signals” and “vaccum cleaner”. By format, 43% are images, 33% are text posts and 22% are links.
Popular post flairs: Question (85), Project (75), Repair (10), Reference (7), Need Ideas (4), Discussion (4).
Activity and best time to post
r/diyelectronics gets about 24 new posts a day. The public archive holds 44,217 posts and 328,787 comments in total, about 7.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (35 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (22). Posting peaks around 15:00 UTC and is lowest around 04:00 UTC.
Rules of r/diyelectronics
The moderators of r/diyelectronics list 4 rules. In short:
- Video submission
- Link to a question in an another subreddit
- Botspam
- Purchase links to commercial products (this includes crowdfunding)
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/diyelectronics 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/diyelectronics have?
r/diyelectronics has 330,287 subscribers.
When was r/diyelectronics created?
r/diyelectronics was created on Jan 14, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years.
Is r/diyelectronics still active?
Yes. r/diyelectronics gets about 24 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 44,217 posts and 328,787 comments. In a sample of 198 recent posts we counted 173 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/diyelectronics?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 15:00 UTC, with the fewest around 04:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/diyelectronics?
The community describes itself as: “This subreddit is dedicated to both amateur and professional engineers that want to build cool stuff at home, challenge themselves to learn new technologies, learn from each others' designs, and showcase their side proj…” Recent post titles often mention project, help, diy, power and circuit. Most posts are images (43%).
Is r/diyelectronics SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/diyelectronics as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/diyelectronics?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/diyelectronics accepts both text and link posts, with images and polls enabled. It has 4 posted rules, starting with: “Video submission”; “Link to a question in an another subreddit”; “Botspam”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/diyelectronics?
Communities with similar topics include r/pcmasterrace (16.4M), r/Minecraft (8.8M), r/buildapc (8.5M), r/UpliftingNews (20.5M) and r/Fitness (12.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 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/diyelectronics.