r/AskHistory peaks Fridays 7pm-9pm UTC
r/AskHistory was created on January 20, 2011, making it 15 years and 4 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 249,652 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/AskHistory is experiencing strong growth, with 2,670 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskHistory shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 14.9 upvotes per post across its 249,652 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 1.62.
Posts on r/AskHistory receive an average of 24.1 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 64 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 14 posts reaching the top, while Saturday 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 7pm UTC (7 posts), 8pm UTC (7 posts), and 11pm UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 11am UTC, 6pm UTC, and 1pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (11), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (8), Thursday (9), Friday (14), Saturday (4), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/AskHistory currently has 249,652 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,670 members (1.08%), averaging 86 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/AskHistory in the top 3% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/AskHistory has gained 6,842 subscribers (2.82%). Since tracking began 667 days ago, the community has added 89,616 total subscribers.
r/AskHistory is experiencing strong growth, with 2,670 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskHistory has 249,652 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/AskHistory is Fridays 7pm-9pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/AskHistory is experiencing strong growth, with 2,670 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskHistory was created on January 20, 2011, making it 15 years old.
r/AskHistory is a Reddit community with 249,652 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "For asking casual questions about historical events prior to 01/01/2001. Also see r/History or r/AskHistorians." The best time to post on r/AskHistory is Fridays 7pm-9pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 14.9 upvotes and 24.1 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 86 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/AskHistory is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-07 03:50:14