r/confessions peaks Thursdays 5am-7am UTC
r/confessions was created on December 19, 2008, making it 17 years and 4 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,283,329 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/confessions is experiencing strong growth, with 17,331 new members in the last 30 days.
r/confessions shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 222.8 upvotes per post across its 1,283,329 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.18. To reach the Hot section of r/confessions, posts typically need at least 6 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/confessions receive an average of 39.3 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 47 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 1 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5am UTC (11 posts), 2am UTC (9 posts), and 3am UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 10pm UTC, 6pm UTC, and 9am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (1), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (45), Thursday (47), Friday (1), Saturday (3), Sunday (0) posts reaching the top.
r/confessions currently has 1,283,329 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 17,331 members (1.37%), averaging 559 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/confessions in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/confessions has gained 49,157 subscribers (3.98%). Since tracking began 623 days ago, the community has added 140,659 total subscribers.
r/confessions is experiencing strong growth, with 17,331 new members in the last 30 days.
r/confessions has 1,283,329 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/confessions is Thursdays 5am-7am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/confessions is experiencing strong growth, with 17,331 new members in the last 30 days.
r/confessions was created on December 19, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/confessions typically need at least 6 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/confessions is a Reddit community with 1,283,329 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Get that heavy secret off your chest. See the unfiltered confessions of strangers." The best time to post on r/confessions is Thursdays 5am-7am UTC. Posts receive an average of 222.8 upvotes and 39.3 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 6. The subreddit is adding approximately 559 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/confessions is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-23 16:42:32