r/AskProgramming peaks Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/AskProgramming was created on March 31, 2011, making it 15 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 228,674 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/AskProgramming is experiencing strong growth, with 3,339 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskProgramming shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 16.7 upvotes per post across its 228,674 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.87.
Posts on r/AskProgramming receive an average of 14.6 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 39 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 11 posts reaching the top, while Wednesday sees the least activity with 2 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (3 posts), 12pm UTC (3 posts), and 6pm UTC (3 posts). The quietest hours are 7pm UTC, 12am UTC, and 5am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (6), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (2), Thursday (3), Friday (11), Saturday (7), Sunday (7) posts reaching the top.
r/AskProgramming currently has 228,674 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,339 members (1.48%), averaging 104 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/AskProgramming in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/AskProgramming has gained 10,649 subscribers (4.88%). Since tracking began 658 days ago, the community has added 81,557 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/AskProgramming is experiencing strong growth, with 3,339 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskProgramming has 228,674 subscribers as of October 2026.
The best time to post on r/AskProgramming is Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/AskProgramming is experiencing strong growth, with 3,339 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskProgramming was created on March 31, 2011, making it 15 years old.
r/AskProgramming is a Reddit community with 228,674 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Ask questions about programming." The best time to post on r/AskProgramming is Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 16.7 upvotes and 14.6 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 104 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/AskProgramming is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 19:51:31