r/gadgets
BorderlineGadgets
Members
22,798,031
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2007
September 17, 2007
Total posts
301.0K
archived
Total comments
5.0M
archived
Is r/gadgets 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.
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Frequently asked questions about r/gadgets
How many members does r/gadgets have?
r/gadgets had 22,798,031 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/gadgets dead?
r/gadgets 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/gadgets created?
r/gadgets was created on September 17, 2007.
Can I take over r/gadgets?
Probably not. r/gadgets 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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