r/freelance
BorderlineArticles 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
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
April 10, 2008
Total posts
107.8K
archived
Total comments
303.5K
archived
Is r/freelance dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 48 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.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/freelance
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?
r/freelance looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (48 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/freelance created?
r/freelance was created on April 10, 2008.
Can I take over r/freelance?
Probably not. r/freelance 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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