r/afterlife peaks Saturdays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/afterlife was created on August 22, 2011, making it 14 years and 7 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 25,213 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/afterlife is experiencing strong growth, with 488 new members in the last 30 days.
r/afterlife shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 38.5 upvotes per post across its 25,213 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.9. To reach the Hot section of r/afterlife, posts typically need at least 3 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/afterlife receive an average of 34.6 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 13 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 5 posts reaching the top, while Wednesday 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 (2 posts), 11pm UTC (2 posts), and 9pm UTC (2 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 1am UTC, and 6pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (0), Tuesday (0), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (4), Saturday (5), Sunday (0) posts reaching the top.
r/afterlife currently has 25,213 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 488 members (1.97%), averaging 16 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/afterlife in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/afterlife has gained 1,635 subscribers (6.93%). Since tracking began 602 days ago, the community has added 7,935 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/afterlife is experiencing strong growth, with 488 new members in the last 30 days.
r/afterlife has 25,213 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/afterlife is Saturdays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/afterlife is experiencing strong growth, with 488 new members in the last 30 days.
r/afterlife was created on August 22, 2011, making it 14 years old.
Posts on r/afterlife typically need at least 3 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/afterlife is a Reddit community with 25,213 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "r/afterlife is a place to discuss topics & phenomena relating to the survival of consciousness after death, commonly referred to as the 'afterlife'. In this sub - BE NICE :) Topics..." The best time to post on r/afterlife is Saturdays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 38.5 upvotes and 34.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 3. The subreddit is adding approximately 16 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/afterlife is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,348 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-02 15:42:35