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Development Economics on Reddit

Developing our world

Members

1,294

as of February 2025

Last post

1 month ago

August 27, 2026

Posts (30 days)

0

Created

2014

January 12, 2014

Total posts

680

archived

Total comments

243

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Is r/DevelopmentEconomics dead? Activity is slowing.

No posts in 31 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.

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Frequently asked questions about r/DevelopmentEconomics

How many members does r/DevelopmentEconomics have?

r/DevelopmentEconomics had 1,294 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.

Is r/DevelopmentEconomics dead?

r/DevelopmentEconomics looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (31 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.

When was r/DevelopmentEconomics created?

r/DevelopmentEconomics was created on January 12, 2014.

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