r/AskPhysics peaks Sundays 7pm-9pm UTC
r/AskPhysics was created on September 08, 2011, making it 14 years and 6 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 1,532,183 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/AskPhysics is steadily growing, with 5,816 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskPhysics shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 10.3 upvotes per post across its 1,532,183 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 2.6. To reach the Hot section of r/AskPhysics, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/AskPhysics receive an average of 26.8 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, Sunday is the most active day with 22 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 9 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 7pm UTC (9 posts), 1pm UTC (8 posts), and 8pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 3am UTC, and 4am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (10), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (12), Thursday (9), Friday (16), Saturday (18), Sunday (22) posts reaching the top.
r/AskPhysics currently has 1,532,183 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,816 members (0.38%), averaging 188 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/AskPhysics in the top 12% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/AskPhysics has gained 18,228 subscribers (1.2%). Since tracking began 591 days ago, the community has added 669,576 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/AskPhysics is steadily growing, with 5,816 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskPhysics has 1,532,183 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/AskPhysics is Sundays 7pm-9pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/AskPhysics is steadily growing, with 5,816 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskPhysics was created on September 08, 2011, making it 14 years old.
Posts on r/AskPhysics typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/AskPhysics is a Reddit community with 1,532,183 subscribers. The best time to post on r/AskPhysics is Sundays 7pm-9pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 10.3 upvotes and 26.8 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 188 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/AskPhysics is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-23 00:28:59