r/BuyItForLife peaks Thursdays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/BuyItForLife was created on August 25, 2011, making it 14 years and 8 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 3,692,534 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/BuyItForLife is experiencing strong growth, with 48,802 new members in the last 30 days.
r/BuyItForLife shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 1430.9 upvotes per post across its 3,692,534 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.09. To reach the Hot section of r/BuyItForLife, posts typically need at least 10 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/BuyItForLife receive an average of 133.7 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, Thursday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 12 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (14 posts), 3pm UTC (9 posts), and 9pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 5am UTC, 10am UTC, and 12pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (16), Thursday (17), Friday (13), Saturday (14), Sunday (12) posts reaching the top.
r/BuyItForLife currently has 3,692,534 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 48,802 members (1.34%), averaging 1,627 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/BuyItForLife in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/BuyItForLife has gained 150,380 subscribers (4.25%). Since tracking began 641 days ago, the community has added 1,333,793 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/BuyItForLife is experiencing strong growth, with 48,802 new members in the last 30 days.
r/BuyItForLife has 3,692,534 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/BuyItForLife is Thursdays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/BuyItForLife is experiencing strong growth, with 48,802 new members in the last 30 days.
r/BuyItForLife was created on August 25, 2011, making it 14 years old.
Posts on r/BuyItForLife typically need at least 10 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/BuyItForLife is a Reddit community with 3,692,534 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "For practical, durable and quality made products that are made to last. **Reminder:** Please use the search function before making a request. The Mission Statement:..." The best time to post on r/BuyItForLife is Thursdays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 1430.9 upvotes and 133.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 10. The subreddit is adding approximately 1,627 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/BuyItForLife is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-11 12:59:36