r/Planespotting peaks Fridays 6pm-8pm UTC
r/Planespotting was created on August 26, 2012, making it 13 years and 9 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 99,534 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/Planespotting is experiencing strong growth, with 2,668 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Planespotting shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 78.0 upvotes per post across its 99,534 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.1. To reach the Hot section of r/Planespotting, posts typically need at least 19 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Planespotting receive an average of 8.1 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, Friday is the most active day with 18 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 12 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 6pm UTC (11 posts), 9pm UTC (7 posts), and 8pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 2pm UTC, 7am UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (14), Thursday (12), Friday (18), Saturday (14), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/Planespotting currently has 99,534 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,668 members (2.75%), averaging 81 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Planespotting in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Planespotting has gained 7,739 subscribers (8.43%). Since tracking began 651 days ago, the community has added 61,071 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Planespotting is experiencing strong growth, with 2,668 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Planespotting has 99,534 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/Planespotting is Fridays 6pm-8pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Planespotting is experiencing strong growth, with 2,668 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Planespotting was created on August 26, 2012, making it 13 years old.
Posts on r/Planespotting typically need at least 19 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Planespotting is a Reddit community with 99,534 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A place to share your stories, spotting locations, pictures and videos of plane spotting." The best time to post on r/Planespotting is Fridays 6pm-8pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 78.0 upvotes and 8.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 19. The subreddit is adding approximately 81 new members each day. Founded 13 years ago, r/Planespotting is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,355 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-21 14:16:30