r/Opals peaks Sundays 3pm-5pm UTC
r/Opals was created on September 13, 2013, making it 12 years and 10 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 52,122 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/Opals is experiencing strong growth, with 1,346 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Opals shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 124.3 upvotes per post across its 52,122 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.16. To reach the Hot section of r/Opals, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Opals receive an average of 19.5 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 11 posts reaching the top, while Wednesday sees the least activity with 6 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 3pm UTC (6 posts), 10am UTC (4 posts), and 4pm UTC (4 posts). The quietest hours are 11am UTC, 6am UTC, and 10pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (6), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (6), Thursday (8), Friday (6), Saturday (10), Sunday (11) posts reaching the top.
r/Opals currently has 52,122 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,346 members (2.65%), averaging 42 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Opals in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Opals has gained 4,470 subscribers (9.38%). Since tracking began 613 days ago, the community has added 32,719 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Opals is experiencing strong growth, with 1,346 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Opals has 52,122 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/Opals is Sundays 3pm-5pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Opals is experiencing strong growth, with 1,346 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Opals was created on September 13, 2013, making it 12 years old.
Posts on r/Opals typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Opals is a Reddit community with 52,122 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to the International Opal Society here on Reddit ! Everything natural, earth-mined opal -Pictures-Videos-Discussions- Australian. Ethiopian. Jewlery. Rough. If you're looking to learn,..." The best time to post on r/Opals is Sundays 3pm-5pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 124.3 upvotes and 19.5 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 42 new members each day. Founded 12 years ago, r/Opals is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 07:44:08