r/technology vs r/gadgets
Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.
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Tech news desk vs single-gadget posts
r/technology is for news and discussion about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues. r/gadgets is narrower: posts must be about a single gadget.
Both are Top-cut link communities (technology about 20.6M, rank #37; gadgets about 22.8M, rank #28). Activity samples are link-heavy; technology is far busier in our window (roughly 110 vs 4 posts per day).
Collected short rule titles show the scope split. technology: submissions must be about technology; no images/audio/video; titles from the article; no technical support; no petitions/surveys/crowdfunding. gadgets: posts must be about a single gadget; no self-promotion; support original sources; no listicles; no direct image links; no clickbait. Bring policy, industry and broad tech news to technology; bring a specific device write-up that clears gadgets’ single-gadget rule there.
- r/technology: tech news and issues; no support questions or media posts (collected titles).
- r/gadgets: one gadget per post; no listicles or self-promo (collected titles).
- Both have full SubMouse community pages.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.
r/technology
/r/Technology
Subreddit dedicated to the news and discussions about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues.
- Members
- 20.6M
- 7-day growth
- +10.4K
- Posts/day
- 110.4
- Directory rank
- #37
- Created
- Jan 25, 2008
- Submissions
- Link posts
Sample mix: links 98%, videos 2%
Topics: Technology
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Submissions must be about technology
- No images, audio, or video
- Titles must be taken directly from the article
- No technical support or help questions
- No petitions, surveys, or crowdfunding
- No customer support or feedback
- No directed abusive language
- Reposts
- No Spam
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r/gadgets
gadgets
Gadgets
- Members
- 22.8M
- 7-day growth
- +884
- Posts/day
- 3.9
- Directory rank
- #28
- Created
- Sep 17, 2007
- Submissions
- Link posts
Sample mix: links 95%, videos 5%
Topics: Gadgets
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Posts Must be About a Single Gadget
- Self Promotion is not Allowed
- Support Original Sources
- No Listicles
- No Direct Image Links
- No Clickbait or Bad Titles
- Follow Pre-Release Conditions
- Content must be SFW
- Reddiquette (Civility and respectful discussion)
- Please Follow Site-Wide Rules
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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/technology | r/gadgets |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
Subreddit dedicated to the news and discussions about the creation and use of technology and its surrounding issues. |
Gadgets |
| Size r/gadgets is larger in our directory. |
20.6M members |
22.8M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
110.4/day |
3.9/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
links 98%, videos 2% |
links 95%, videos 5% |
| Topic tags on SubMouse |
Technology |
Gadgets |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Submissions must be about technology; No images, audio, or video; Titles must be taken directly from the article; No technical support or help questions; No petitions, surveys, or crowdfunding |
Posts Must be About a Single Gadget; Self Promotion is not Allowed; Support Original Sources; No Listicles; No Direct Image Links |
Rules and tone we can verify
technology: submissions must be about technology; no images/audio/video; titles taken from the article; no technical support; no petitions/surveys/crowdfunding; no customer support/feedback; no directed abuse; reposts. gadgets: Posts Must be About a Single Gadget; no self-promotion; support original sources; no listicles; no direct image links; no clickbait/bad titles; pre-release conditions; SFW.
Where this comparison comes from
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples collected for both. Short titles only.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.