How many members does r/webdev have?

r/webdev has about 3.3M members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/webdev?

r/webdev gets roughly 114 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

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Promoting on r/webdev: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/webdev is a community for web developers covering both front-end and back-end web development.

3.3M

members

~114

posts / day

2009

created

community rules

Can you promote your product in r/webdev?

You cannot promote a commercial product in r/webdev, because Rule 4 says, "We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation." Self-promotion is also restricted by Rule 3, "no excessive self-promotion," and project or portfolio posts are limited by Rule 5 to Showoff Saturday only.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 3: No self-promotion

"Read and follow reddiquette; no excessive self-promotion. Please refer to the Reddit 9:1 rule when considering posting self promoting materials."

Rule 4: No commercial promotions/solicitations

"We do not allow any commercial promotion or solicitation. Violations can result in a ban."

Rule 5: No soliciting feedback not on Saturday

"Sharing your project, portfolio, or any other content that you want to either show off or request feedback on is limited to Showoff Saturday."

Submit page

"Abide by reddiquette and don't self-promote."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 8 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Commercial promotion or solicitation, violations can result in a ban
Project, portfolio, or show-off posts made outside Showoff Saturday
Question posts without the correct flair, the submit page says they will be removed
Low-effort posts/comments, including title-only posts, easily searchable questions, vague prompts, and LLM generated content or hallucinations

Safer ways to show up

If you want to share your own project or portfolio, keep it to Showoff Saturday
Focus on technical details of a project, not a product, as stated in Rule 5 guidance
Answer questions and participate without excessive self-promotion
Use the correct flair on your post, especially if it is a question

Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.