r/PointlessStories peaks Sundays 5am-7am UTC
r/PointlessStories was created on October 09, 2013, making it 12 years and 11 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 317,396 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/PointlessStories is experiencing strong growth, with 3,364 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PointlessStories shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 96.5 upvotes per post across its 317,396 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.12. To reach the Hot section of r/PointlessStories, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/PointlessStories receive an average of 11.3 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 62 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 11 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 5 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5am UTC (6 posts), 5pm UTC (5 posts), and 9pm UTC (5 posts). The quietest hours are 8pm UTC, 6am UTC, and 1pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (8), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (10), Thursday (10), Friday (5), Saturday (9), Sunday (11) posts reaching the top.
r/PointlessStories currently has 317,396 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,364 members (1.07%), averaging 105 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/PointlessStories in the top 3% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/PointlessStories has gained 11,246 subscribers (3.67%). Since tracking began 613 days ago, the community has added 56,013 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/PointlessStories is experiencing strong growth, with 3,364 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PointlessStories has 317,396 subscribers as of September 2026.
The best time to post on r/PointlessStories is Sundays 5am-7am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/PointlessStories is experiencing strong growth, with 3,364 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PointlessStories was created on October 09, 2013, making it 12 years old.
Posts on r/PointlessStories typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/PointlessStories is a Reddit community with 317,396 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Where storytellers of all kinds share the stories that no one really needs to hear, or just don’t fit in anywhere else. Pointless doesn’t mean boring. It means “without purpose or utility.” We..." The best time to post on r/PointlessStories is Sundays 5am-7am UTC. Posts receive an average of 96.5 upvotes and 11.3 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 105 new members each day. Founded 12 years ago, r/PointlessStories is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 07:28:23