r/askphilosophy peaks Sundays 1pm-3pm UTC
r/askphilosophy was created on February 21, 2011, making it 15 years and 3 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 591,544 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/askphilosophy is experiencing strong growth, with 11,564 new members in the last 30 days.
r/askphilosophy shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 15.8 upvotes per post across its 591,544 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.29. To reach the Hot section of r/askphilosophy, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/askphilosophy receive an average of 4.6 comments, indicating a community with a healthy balance between content appreciation and active discussion. Members regularly engage with posts through both upvotes and comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 1pm UTC (9 posts), 8pm UTC (7 posts), and 5pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 12am UTC, 7am UTC, and 3am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (17), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (16), Thursday (10), Friday (13), Saturday (10), Sunday (19) posts reaching the top.
r/askphilosophy currently has 591,544 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 11,564 members (1.99%), averaging 385 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/askphilosophy in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/askphilosophy has gained 35,411 subscribers (6.37%). Since tracking began 649 days ago, the community has added 209,396 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/askphilosophy is experiencing strong growth, with 11,564 new members in the last 30 days.
r/askphilosophy has 591,544 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/askphilosophy is Sundays 1pm-3pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/askphilosophy is experiencing strong growth, with 11,564 new members in the last 30 days.
r/askphilosophy was created on February 21, 2011, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/askphilosophy typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/askphilosophy is a Reddit community with 591,544 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "/r/askphilosophy aims to provide serious, well-researched answers to philosophical questions." The best time to post on r/askphilosophy is Sundays 1pm-3pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 15.8 upvotes and 4.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 385 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/askphilosophy is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,355 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-19 08:11:56