r/Machinists peaks Tuesdays 8pm-10pm UTC
r/Machinists was created on August 18, 2010, making it 15 years and 10 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 274,385 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/Machinists is steadily growing, with 2,483 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Machinists shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 260.6 upvotes per post across its 274,385 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.09. To reach the Hot section of r/Machinists, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Machinists receive an average of 23.3 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 100 top posts from the past week, Tuesday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 8pm UTC (10 posts), 2pm UTC (9 posts), and 1pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 1am UTC, 4am UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (19), Wednesday (14), Thursday (15), Friday (16), Saturday (15), Sunday (8) posts reaching the top.
r/Machinists currently has 274,385 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,483 members (0.91%), averaging 80 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Machinists in the top 4% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Machinists has gained 7,777 subscribers (2.92%). Since tracking began 675 days ago, the community has added 52,102 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Machinists is steadily growing, with 2,483 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Machinists has 274,385 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/Machinists is Tuesdays 8pm-10pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Machinists is steadily growing, with 2,483 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Machinists was created on August 18, 2010, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/Machinists typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Machinists is a Reddit community with 274,385 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A Reddit for Machinists of all varieties. From Old School conventional guys, to CNC Programmers, to the up and coming next generation." The best time to post on r/Machinists is Tuesdays 8pm-10pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 260.6 upvotes and 23.3 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 80 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/Machinists is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-14 23:14:21