r/AskAcademia peaks Wednesdays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/AskAcademia was created on January 25, 2011, making it 15 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,099,353 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/AskAcademia is steadily growing, with 5,597 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskAcademia shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 18.5 upvotes per post across its 2,099,353 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 2.25.
Posts on r/AskAcademia receive an average of 41.6 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 27 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 4 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (9 posts), 8pm UTC (9 posts), and 4pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 10am UTC, and 7am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (27), Thursday (20), Friday (17), Saturday (6), Sunday (4) posts reaching the top.
r/AskAcademia currently has 2,099,353 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,597 members (0.27%), averaging 165 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/AskAcademia in the top 37% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/AskAcademia has gained 15,683 subscribers (0.75%). Since tracking began 575 days ago, the community has added 313,387 total subscribers.
r/AskAcademia is steadily growing, with 5,597 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskAcademia has 2,099,353 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/AskAcademia is Wednesdays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/AskAcademia is steadily growing, with 5,597 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskAcademia was created on January 25, 2011, making it 15 years old.
r/AskAcademia is a Reddit community with 2,099,353 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This subreddit is for discussing academic life, and for asking questions directed towards people involved in academia, (both science and humanities)." The best time to post on r/AskAcademia is Wednesdays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 18.5 upvotes and 41.6 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 165 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/AskAcademia is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-07 01:51:38