r/atheism peaks Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC
r/atheism was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years and 7 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,963,755 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 4,506 new members in the last 30 days.
r/atheism shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 587.5 upvotes per post across its 2,963,755 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.1. To reach the Hot section of r/atheism, posts typically need at least 73 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/atheism receive an average of 58.6 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 100 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 4pm UTC (11 posts), 1pm UTC (10 posts), and 3pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 2am UTC, 1am UTC, and 3am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (17), Wednesday (13), Thursday (19), Friday (15), Saturday (11), Sunday (11) posts reaching the top.
r/atheism currently has 2,963,755 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 4,506 members (0.15%), averaging 141 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/atheism in the top 30% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/atheism has gained 13,457 subscribers (0.46%). Since tracking began 649 days ago, the community has added 52,953 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 4,506 new members in the last 30 days.
r/atheism has 2,963,755 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/atheism is Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 4,506 new members in the last 30 days.
r/atheism was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/atheism typically need at least 73 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/atheism is a Reddit community with 2,963,755 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to r/atheism, the web's largest atheist forum. All topics related to atheism, agnosticism and secular living are welcome. If you wish to learn more about atheism, please begin by reading..." The best time to post on r/atheism is Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 587.5 upvotes and 58.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 73. The subreddit is adding approximately 141 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/atheism is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-25 02:52:46