r/BuyItForLife peaks Saturdays 2pm-4pm UTC
r/BuyItForLife was created on August 25, 2011, making it 14 years and 10 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 3,784,533 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/BuyItForLife is experiencing strong growth, with 62,988 new members in the last 30 days.
r/BuyItForLife shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 694.6 upvotes per post across its 3,784,533 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.2. To reach the Hot section of r/BuyItForLife, posts typically need at least 27 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/BuyItForLife receive an average of 140.1 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, Saturday is the most active day with 25 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 2pm UTC (9 posts), 6pm UTC (9 posts), and 10pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 7am UTC, 6am UTC, and 7pm UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (12), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (14), Thursday (8), Friday (11), Saturday (25), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/BuyItForLife currently has 3,784,533 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 62,988 members (1.69%), averaging 1,968 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 165,228 subscribers (4.57%). Since tracking began 622 days ago, the community has added 1,280,871 total subscribers.
r/BuyItForLife is experiencing strong growth, with 62,988 new members in the last 30 days.
r/BuyItForLife has 3,784,533 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/BuyItForLife is Saturdays 2pm-4pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/BuyItForLife is experiencing strong growth, with 62,988 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 27 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/BuyItForLife is a Reddit community with 3,784,533 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 Saturdays 2pm-4pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 694.6 upvotes and 140.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 27. The subreddit is adding approximately 1,968 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/BuyItForLife is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,361 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-27 14:11:10