r/atheism peaks Fridays 7pm-9pm UTC
r/atheism was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years and 9 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,975,641 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 11,886 new members in the last 30 days.
r/atheism shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 571.2 upvotes per post across its 2,975,641 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.12. To reach the Hot section of r/atheism, posts typically need at least 68 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/atheism receive an average of 70.1 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, Friday is the most active day with 18 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 9 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 7pm UTC (10 posts), 5pm UTC (9 posts), and 9pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 11pm UTC, 9am UTC, and 8pm UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (17), Wednesday (13), Thursday (17), Friday (18), Saturday (9), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/atheism currently has 2,975,641 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 11,886 members (0.4%), averaging 131 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/atheism in the top 15% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/atheism has gained 11,886 subscribers (0.4%). Since tracking began 740 days ago, the community has added 64,839 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 11,886 new members in the last 30 days.
r/atheism has 2,975,641 subscribers as of October 2026.
The best time to post on r/atheism is Fridays 7pm-9pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 11,886 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 68 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/atheism is a Reddit community with 2,975,641 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 Fridays 7pm-9pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 571.2 upvotes and 70.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 68. The subreddit is adding approximately 131 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/atheism is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,374 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-10-24 11:38:41