r/freelance
ActiveArticles of interest for freelancers and people who want to become one. Violating the rules (https://www.reddit.com/r/freelance/about/rules) will cause your post/comment will be removed and you will be banned permanently.
Members
580,727
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
April 10, 2008
Total posts
103.8K
archived
Total comments
300.5K
archived
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How many members does r/freelance have?
r/freelance had 580,727 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/freelance dead?
No. r/freelance is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/freelance created?
r/freelance was created on April 10, 2008.
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