r/Katanas peaks Fridays 10pm-12am UTC
r/Katanas was created on December 02, 2012, making it 13 years and 11 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 23,685 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/Katanas is experiencing strong growth, with 1,069 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Katanas shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 16.6 upvotes per post across its 23,685 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.2.
Posts on r/Katanas receive an average of 3.3 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 26 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 5 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 2 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 10pm UTC (4 posts), 3am UTC (3 posts), and 8pm UTC (3 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 5am UTC, and 1am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (3), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (3), Friday (5), Saturday (4), Sunday (2) posts reaching the top.
r/Katanas currently has 23,685 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,069 members (4.73%), averaging 11 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Katanas in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Katanas has gained 1,069 subscribers (4.73%). Since tracking began 718 days ago, the community has added 8,382 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/Katanas is experiencing strong growth, with 1,069 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Katanas has 23,685 subscribers as of November 2026.
The best time to post on r/Katanas is Fridays 10pm-12am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Katanas is experiencing strong growth, with 1,069 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Katanas was created on December 02, 2012, making it 13 years old.
r/Katanas is a Reddit community with 23,685 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A place for people to discuss their love of the Japanese sword and its arts. All are welcome (Sometimes we even discuss swords that are not from Hanbon.)" The best time to post on r/Katanas is Fridays 10pm-12am UTC. Posts receive an average of 16.6 upvotes and 3.3 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 11 new members each day. Founded 13 years ago, r/Katanas is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,374 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-10-29 16:46:38