r/AskParents peaks Wednesdays 1am-3am UTC
r/AskParents was created on October 29, 2010, making it 15 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 218,815 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/AskParents is steadily growing, with 1,046 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskParents shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 3.4 upvotes per post across its 218,815 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 2.0. To reach the Hot section of r/AskParents, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/AskParents receive an average of 6.8 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 18 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 1am UTC (11 posts), 3pm UTC (7 posts), and 2am UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 9pm UTC, 8am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (14), Wednesday (18), Thursday (15), Friday (12), Saturday (11), Sunday (16) posts reaching the top.
r/AskParents currently has 218,815 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,046 members (0.48%), averaging 34 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/AskParents in the top 9% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/AskParents has gained 3,195 subscribers (1.48%). Since tracking began 636 days ago, the community has added 20,334 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/AskParents is steadily growing, with 1,046 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskParents has 218,815 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/AskParents is Wednesdays 1am-3am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/AskParents is steadily growing, with 1,046 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskParents was created on October 29, 2010, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/AskParents typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/AskParents is a Reddit community with 218,815 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Asking parents questions, one at a time." The best time to post on r/AskParents is Wednesdays 1am-3am UTC. Posts receive an average of 3.4 upvotes and 6.8 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 34 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/AskParents is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-06 12:06:48