r/building
ActiveSubreddit for the builders of Reddit.
Members
6,404
Last post
today
November 11, 2026
Posts (30 days)
6
Created
2011
May 24, 2011
Total posts
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archived
Total comments
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archived
Is r/building dead? Active community.
r/building is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
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How many members does r/building have?
r/building has roughly 6,404 members.
Is r/building dead?
No. r/building is active — the most recent post was today, with 6 posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/building created?
r/building was created on May 24, 2011.
Can I take over r/building?
Probably not. r/building is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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