r/horror peaks Mondays 3pm-5pm UTC
r/horror was created on February 27, 2008, making it 18 years and 5 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 3,500,746 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/horror is steadily growing, with 22,529 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horror shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 381.0 upvotes per post across its 3,500,746 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.61. To reach the Hot section of r/horror, posts typically need at least 10 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/horror receive an average of 231.1 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Monday is the most active day with 18 posts reaching the top, while Sunday 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 3pm UTC (9 posts), 4pm UTC (8 posts), and 6pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 12pm UTC, 10am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (18), Tuesday (18), Wednesday (14), Thursday (12), Friday (14), Saturday (13), Sunday (11) posts reaching the top.
r/horror currently has 3,500,746 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 22,529 members (0.65%), averaging 704 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/horror in the top 6% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/horror has gained 65,403 subscribers (1.9%). Since tracking began 603 days ago, the community has added 465,073 total subscribers.
r/horror is steadily growing, with 22,529 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horror has 3,500,746 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/horror is Mondays 3pm-5pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/horror is steadily growing, with 22,529 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horror was created on February 27, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/horror typically need at least 10 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/horror is a Reddit community with 3,500,746 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit. For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to all things Horror: from..." The best time to post on r/horror is Mondays 3pm-5pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 381.0 upvotes and 231.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 10. The subreddit is adding approximately 704 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/horror is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-25 02:45:02