r/bdsm peaks Mondays 1pm-3pm UTC
r/bdsm was created on June 26, 2008, making it 17 years and 10 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,385,587 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/bdsm is experiencing strong growth, with 19,190 new members in the last 30 days.
r/bdsm shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 388.7 upvotes per post across its 1,385,587 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.02. To reach the Hot section of r/bdsm, posts typically need at least 24 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/bdsm receive an average of 8.5 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 71 top posts from the past week, Monday is the most active day with 16 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 5 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 1pm UTC (6 posts), 4pm UTC (6 posts), and 6am UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 10pm UTC, 12pm UTC, and 3am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (12), Thursday (8), Friday (9), Saturday (7), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/bdsm currently has 1,385,587 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 19,190 members (1.4%), averaging 640 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/bdsm in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/bdsm has gained 63,060 subscribers (4.77%). Since tracking began 643 days ago, the community has added 261,047 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/bdsm is experiencing strong growth, with 19,190 new members in the last 30 days.
r/bdsm has 1,385,587 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/bdsm is Mondays 1pm-3pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/bdsm is experiencing strong growth, with 19,190 new members in the last 30 days.
r/bdsm was created on June 26, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/bdsm typically need at least 24 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/bdsm is a Reddit community with 1,385,587 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to /r/BDSM, a hub for media and discussion." The best time to post on r/bdsm is Mondays 1pm-3pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 388.7 upvotes and 8.5 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 24. The subreddit is adding approximately 640 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/bdsm is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,352 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-14 10:11:56