About r/MechanicalKeyboards
In its own words:
/r/MechanicalKeyboards is about typing input devices for users of all range of budgets. We provide news / PSAs about the hobby and community hosted content. Feel free to check out our other resources and links to related communities.
Community guide
r/MechanicalKeyboards (#760, about 1.4 million subscribers) is oriented around: /r/MechanicalKeyboards is about typing input devices for users of all range of budgets. We provide news / PSAs about the hobby and community hosted content. Feel free to check out our other resources and links to… Recent activity samples show 40 posts/day in recent samples (~40% gallery, ~33% text, ~19% image). Public rules we collected include: Help requests, buying advice, and simple questions will be removed. Use the Sticky!; No buying, selling, or trading classifieds. No B2B Commercial services or Donation Crowdfunding.; Posts advocating for or posting the links of Counterfeits / IP Infringing Content will be removed.. Directory metadata files it under “Technology”.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Low-effort or empty shitposts are often removed—add real context. Civility rules are enforced; personal attacks get removed.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. Skim the full public rule list once rather than assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; collected snapshots can lag. Common flairs in samples include: Builds, Help, Photos, Discussion.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jul 8, 2012, which makes it 14 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,083 subscribers (+0.08%). It sits just behind r/delhi (#759) and ahead of r/booksuggestions (#761) in our ranking.
What sets r/MechanicalKeyboards apart
Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (00:00 UTC) sees about 6.3× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/MechanicalKeyboards grew from 1,388,839 to 1,394,800 subscribers (+6K, +0.43%). That is about 135 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/MechanicalKeyboards talks about
Across 198 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “keyboard”, “keycaps”, “gmk”, “build” and “question”. Other frequent themes are ask, answer, keycap, thoughts, looking and mechanical. Recurring phrases include “keyboard question”, “gmk cyl”, “mechanical keyboard” and “initial thoughts”. By format, 40% are galleries, 33% are text posts and 19% are images.
Popular post flairs: Builds (52), Help (34), Photos (29), Discussion (28), Promotional (24), Group Buy (7).
Activity and best time to post
r/MechanicalKeyboards gets about 40 new posts a day. The public archive holds 869,100 posts and 11,701,895 comments in total, about 13.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (47 posts) and the quietest was Friday (22). Posting peaks around 00:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/MechanicalKeyboards
The moderators of r/MechanicalKeyboards list 13 rules. In short:
- Help requests, buying advice, and simple questions will be removed. Use the Sticky!
- No buying, selling, or trading classifieds. No B2B Commercial services or Donation Crowdfunding.
- Posts advocating for or posting the links of Counterfeits / IP Infringing Content will be removed.
- Commercial Content must be disclosed via use of Promotional Flair with Links/Info of the Product
- ALL Group Buy, Pre-Orders, and Interest Check Posts require manual approval and correct flair.
- Reviews must Disclose Conflicts of Interest
- No Hate speech or bullying of any kind.
- Build posts must use Builds flair and provide a detailed description of the components
- Gatekeeping and NSFW Content will not be tolerated.
- Giveaways are not allowed on /r/MechanicalKeyboards
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/MechanicalKeyboards have?
r/MechanicalKeyboards has 1,394,800 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #760 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 5,961 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/MechanicalKeyboards?
r/MechanicalKeyboards was created on Jul 8, 2012, so it has been around for 14 years.
How active is r/MechanicalKeyboards?
Very active: r/MechanicalKeyboards gets about 40 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 869,100 posts and 11,701,895 comments. In a sample of 198 recent posts we counted 162 different authors.
When is r/MechanicalKeyboards most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 00:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/MechanicalKeyboards about?
The community describes itself as: “/r/MechanicalKeyboards is about typing input devices for users of all range of budgets. We provide news / PSAs about the hobby and community hosted content. Feel free to check out our other resources and links to relate…” Recent post titles often mention keyboard, keycaps, gmk, build and question. Most posts are galleries (40%).
Is r/MechanicalKeyboards safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/MechanicalKeyboards as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/MechanicalKeyboards?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/MechanicalKeyboards accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “Help requests, buying advice, and simple questions will be removed. Use the Sticky!”; “No buying, selling, or trading classifieds. No B2B Commercial services or Donation Crowdfunding.”; “Posts advocating for or posting the links of Counterfeits / IP Infringing Content will be removed.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/MechanicalKeyboards?
Communities with similar topics include r/battlestations (5.3M), r/savedyouaclick (1.9M), r/budgetfood (3M), r/woahdude (4.3M) and r/mealtimevideos (2M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/MechanicalKeyboards.