r/Blacksmith peaks Wednesdays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/Blacksmith was created on July 15, 2009, making it 16 years and 8 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 312,449 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/Blacksmith is steadily growing, with 2,602 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Blacksmith shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 42.8 upvotes per post across its 312,449 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.19. To reach the Hot section of r/Blacksmith, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Blacksmith receive an average of 8.0 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (10 posts), 2am UTC (9 posts), and 7pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 2pm UTC, 5am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (11), Tuesday (17), Wednesday (19), Thursday (18), Friday (8), Saturday (13), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/Blacksmith currently has 312,449 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,602 members (0.84%), averaging 77 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Blacksmith in the top 10% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Blacksmith has gained 6,832 subscribers (2.24%). Since tracking began 575 days ago, the community has added 38,573 total subscribers.
r/Blacksmith is steadily growing, with 2,602 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Blacksmith has 312,449 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/Blacksmith is Wednesdays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Blacksmith is steadily growing, with 2,602 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Blacksmith was created on July 15, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/Blacksmith typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Blacksmith is a Reddit community with 312,449 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A subreddit dedicated to the ancient art of blacksmithing. Show off your latest creations or get advice on a problem. This subreddit is temporarily private as part of a joint protest to Reddit's..." The best time to post on r/Blacksmith is Wednesdays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 42.8 upvotes and 8.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 77 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/Blacksmith is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-07 05:40:41