r/PoliticalDiscussion peaks Sundays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/PoliticalDiscussion was created on April 14, 2011, making it 15 years and 7 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,216,151 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/PoliticalDiscussion is steadily growing, with 4,977 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PoliticalDiscussion shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 29.3 upvotes per post across its 2,216,151 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 36.35.
Posts on r/PoliticalDiscussion receive an average of 1065.2 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 18 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 5 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 1 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (3 posts), 8pm UTC (3 posts), and 3pm UTC (2 posts). The quietest hours are 7pm UTC, 2pm UTC, and 10pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (2), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (4), Thursday (2), Friday (3), Saturday (1), Sunday (5) posts reaching the top.
r/PoliticalDiscussion currently has 2,216,151 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 4,977 members (0.23%), averaging 51 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/PoliticalDiscussion in the top 41% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/PoliticalDiscussion has gained 4,977 subscribers (0.23%). Since tracking began 746 days ago, the community has added 32,290 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/PoliticalDiscussion is steadily growing, with 4,977 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PoliticalDiscussion has 2,216,151 subscribers as of November 2026.
The best time to post on r/PoliticalDiscussion is Sundays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/PoliticalDiscussion is steadily growing, with 4,977 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PoliticalDiscussion was created on April 14, 2011, making it 15 years old.
r/PoliticalDiscussion is a Reddit community with 2,216,151 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This is a subreddit for substantive and civil discussion on political topics. If you have a political prompt for discussion, ask it here!" The best time to post on r/PoliticalDiscussion is Sundays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 29.3 upvotes and 1065.2 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 51 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/PoliticalDiscussion is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,374 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-10-30 01:42:48