r/askphilosophy peaks Sundays 6pm-8pm UTC
r/askphilosophy was created on February 21, 2011, making it 15 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 613,688 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 10,563 new members in the last 30 days.
r/askphilosophy shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 8.6 upvotes per post across its 613,688 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.78. To reach the Hot section of r/askphilosophy, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/askphilosophy receive an average of 6.7 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 100 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 18 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 9 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 6pm UTC (10 posts), 5pm UTC (9 posts), and 1pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 11pm UTC, 6am UTC, and 7am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (16), Thursday (12), Friday (9), Saturday (16), Sunday (18) posts reaching the top.
r/askphilosophy currently has 613,688 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 10,563 members (1.75%), averaging 330 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/askphilosophy in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/askphilosophy has gained 31,227 subscribers (5.36%). Since tracking began 649 days ago, the community has added 211,633 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/askphilosophy is experiencing strong growth, with 10,563 new members in the last 30 days.
r/askphilosophy has 613,688 subscribers as of September 2026.
The best time to post on r/askphilosophy is Sundays 6pm-8pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/askphilosophy is experiencing strong growth, with 10,563 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 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/askphilosophy is a Reddit community with 613,688 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 6pm-8pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 8.6 upvotes and 6.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 330 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/askphilosophy is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 20:11:51