r/Needafriend peaks Thursdays 2am-4am UTC
r/Needafriend was created on February 23, 2009, making it 17 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 560,444 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/Needafriend is experiencing strong growth, with 8,317 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Needafriend shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 9.6 upvotes per post across its 560,444 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 2.23. To reach the Hot section of r/Needafriend, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Needafriend receive an average of 21.4 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 20 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 9 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 2am UTC (9 posts), 3pm UTC (8 posts), and 7pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 5pm UTC, 6am UTC, and 12pm UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (12), Wednesday (15), Thursday (20), Friday (19), Saturday (11), Sunday (9) posts reaching the top.
r/Needafriend currently has 560,444 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 8,317 members (1.51%), averaging 260 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Needafriend in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Needafriend has gained 29,541 subscribers (5.56%). Since tracking began 649 days ago, the community has added 184,998 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Needafriend is experiencing strong growth, with 8,317 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Needafriend has 560,444 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/Needafriend is Thursdays 2am-4am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Needafriend is experiencing strong growth, with 8,317 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Needafriend was created on February 23, 2009, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/Needafriend typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Needafriend is a Reddit community with 560,444 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Are you looking for a new friend or a kind voice? This is a subreddit for people looking to make friends from all over the world. Come to post and talk, private message others, discuss and share..." The best time to post on r/Needafriend is Thursdays 2am-4am UTC. Posts receive an average of 9.6 upvotes and 21.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 260 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/Needafriend is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-25 00:58:42