r/webdev

webdev: 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: 3,321,039
Created: 2009
Posts a day: 36
Avg comments, top posts this week: 60

r/webdev is a Reddit community with 3,321,039 members, created in 2009. It averaged about 36 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 37 and an average of 60 comments each. Showoff, browser and built are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 17:00 UTC, and most often on a Monday.

Only approved members can post in r/webdev.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

What people ask

535Anyone still coding without heavy usage of AI?538 comments · September 28, 2026
1,355Interesting video from WDS Kyle, talking about ai brainrot, and how important it is that junior devs in particular understand an LLMs output. Showing that even famous devs are having their skills atrophy. Thoughts?346 comments · October 1, 2026
123How dependent on AI is the company you work for?253 comments · October 15, 2026
338Devs that jumped ship, where did you end up?242 comments · September 23, 2026
659This is madness. How do sites that don’t rely on Cloudflare even deal with distributed scraping from infinite IPs?235 comments · September 21, 2026
336What is your most used “hack” on day-to-day websites?192 comments · October 6, 2026

Common words in titles

showoff 9
browser 6
built 5
coding 4
game 4
site 4
without 4
cloudflare 3
code 3
developer 3
end 3
normal 3

Best time to post

17:00 UTC · 4 top posts
21:00 UTC · 3 top posts
02:00 UTC · 3 top posts
Monday · 8 top posts
Friday · 6 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

No vague support questions about WYSIWYG editors or other software.
No memes, screenshots, and jokes
No self-promotion
No commercial promotions/solicitations
No soliciting feedback not on Saturday
Assistance Questions Guidelines
Career/Getting Started Questions
No low-effort posts/comments

How to post in r/webdev without breaking its rules

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Member growth

We started recording r/webdev member counts on October 18, 2026. Growth will show here once we have a few weeks of history.

Get this data from the API

Every number on this page comes from ChatterAPI's Reddit endpoints and is refreshed about once a week. You can pull the same data for any subreddit from your own code or AI agent.

curl "https://chatterapi.com/v1/reddit/subreddits/webdev" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CHATTERAPI_KEY"

{
  "data": {
    "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/",
    "name": "webdev",
    "nsfw": false,
    "title": "webdev: reddit for web developers",
    "createdAt": "2009-01-25T04:22:35.000Z",
    "description": "A community dedicated to all things web development: both front-end and back-end. For more design-related questions, try /r/web_design.",
    "subscribers": 3321039
  },
  "credits": {
    "charged": 2
  }
}

Recorded response, October 18, 2026, trimmed.

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Questions about r/webdev

How many members does r/webdev have?

r/webdev had 3,321,039 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.

How active is r/webdev?

Based on its newest posts, it got about 36 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 60 comments each.

When is the best time to post in r/webdev?

This month's top posts in r/webdev went up most often around 17:00 UTC, and most often on a Monday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.

Can I get r/webdev data through an API?

Yes. Call GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/webdev for members, rules and description, and GET /v1/reddit/subreddits/webdev/posts for its posts. Each call costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 100 free credits.