r/OldBooks peaks Sundays 3pm-5pm UTC
r/OldBooks was created on October 28, 2012, making it 13 years and 4 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 54,039 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
Having been active for over a decade, r/OldBooks has established itself as a well-known destination on Reddit. Communities of this age typically have well-defined rules, an active moderation team, and a strong sense of identity.
r/OldBooks is experiencing strong growth, with 13,340 new members in the last 30 days.
r/OldBooks shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 10.2 upvotes per post across its 54,039 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.06.
Posts on r/OldBooks receive an average of 0.6 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 54 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 13 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 4 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 3pm UTC (7 posts), 5pm UTC (5 posts), and 5am UTC (5 posts). The quietest hours are 2am UTC, 6am UTC, and 3am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (4), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (8), Thursday (9), Friday (5), Saturday (9), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/OldBooks currently has 54,039 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 13,340 members (32.78%), averaging 445 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/OldBooks in the top 0% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/OldBooks has gained 18,441 subscribers (51.8%). Since tracking began 570 days ago, the community has added 41,184 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/OldBooks is experiencing strong growth, with 13,340 new members in the last 30 days.
r/OldBooks has 54,039 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/OldBooks is Sundays 3pm-5pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/OldBooks is experiencing strong growth, with 13,340 new members in the last 30 days.
r/OldBooks was created on October 28, 2012, making it 13 years old.
r/OldBooks is a Reddit community with 54,039 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "OldBooks is a place where any antique book enthusiast can show off their collection, ask about book markets, get info about other books, their own, etc." The best time to post on r/OldBooks is Sundays 3pm-5pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 10.2 upvotes and 0.6 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 445 new members each day. Founded 13 years ago, r/OldBooks is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-02-28 23:03:28