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r/hardware stats

r/hardware has 4,374,207 members and gets about 7.7 new posts a day. The best time to post is Saturday around 5pm US Eastern.

Members
4.4M
Posts per day
7.7
Avg comments
47.7
Created
2008

From the subreddit: r/hardware is a place for quality computer hardware news, reviews, and intelligent discussion. r/hardware IS NOT the place to come for help of any kind.

Best time to post on r/hardware

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

  1. #1

    Sat 5pm

  2. #2

    Sun 6am

  3. #3

    Wed 9pm

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Top posts this month

Who buys on r/hardware

Readers following technology, programming and science. Good for developer tools, consumer tech and education products.

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Common questions

r/hardware has 4,374,207 members, read from Reddit on October 29, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Saturday around 5pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 7.7 new posts a day, and a new post averages 47.7 comments.

Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.

Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/hardware for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.

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