r/webdev
Activewebdev: reddit for web developers
A community dedicated to all things web development: both front-end and back-end. For more design-related questions, try /r/web_design.
Members
2,914,778
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2009
January 25, 2009
Total posts
550.8K
archived
Total comments
4.1M
archived
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How many members does r/webdev have?
r/webdev had 2,914,778 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/webdev dead?
No. r/webdev is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/webdev created?
r/webdev was created on January 25, 2009.
Can I take over r/webdev?
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