r/catpics peaks Fridays 2am-4am UTC
r/catpics was created on October 11, 2009, making it 16 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 931,022 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/catpics is steadily growing, with 2,239 new members in the last 30 days.
r/catpics shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 94.6 upvotes per post across its 931,022 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.1. To reach the Hot section of r/catpics, posts typically need at least 6 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/catpics receive an average of 9.0 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 19 posts reaching the top, while Thursday 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 2am UTC (8 posts), 1pm UTC (7 posts), and 9am UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 9pm UTC, 5am UTC, and 4am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (18), Wednesday (14), Thursday (9), Friday (19), Saturday (14), Sunday (10) posts reaching the top.
r/catpics currently has 931,022 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,239 members (0.24%), averaging 72 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/catpics in the top 18% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/catpics has gained 7,136 subscribers (0.77%). Since tracking began 623 days ago, the community has added 28,957 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/catpics is steadily growing, with 2,239 new members in the last 30 days.
r/catpics has 931,022 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/catpics is Fridays 2am-4am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/catpics is steadily growing, with 2,239 new members in the last 30 days.
r/catpics was created on October 11, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/catpics typically need at least 6 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/catpics is a Reddit community with 931,022 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Pictures! Of cats! A welcoming subreddit for images of your cats." The best time to post on r/catpics is Fridays 2am-4am UTC. Posts receive an average of 94.6 upvotes and 9.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 6. The subreddit is adding approximately 72 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/catpics is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,350 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-23 15:05:36