r/howto peaks Wednesdays 1am-3am UTC
r/howto was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years and 7 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 3,457,195 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/howto is steadily growing, with 6,754 new members in the last 30 days.
r/howto shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 14.0 upvotes per post across its 3,457,195 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.71. To reach the Hot section of r/howto, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/howto receive an average of 10.0 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, Wednesday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 1am UTC (13 posts), 3pm UTC (8 posts), and 10pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 12pm UTC, 1pm UTC, and 2pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (11), Tuesday (14), Wednesday (17), Thursday (13), Friday (13), Saturday (15), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/howto currently has 3,457,195 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 6,754 members (0.2%), averaging 211 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/howto in the top 23% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/howto has gained 20,851 subscribers (0.61%). Since tracking began 612 days ago, the community has added 131,761 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/howto is steadily growing, with 6,754 new members in the last 30 days.
r/howto has 3,457,195 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/howto is Wednesdays 1am-3am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/howto is steadily growing, with 6,754 new members in the last 30 days.
r/howto was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/howto typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/howto is a Reddit community with 3,457,195 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to r/HowTo! Where you can learn how to do anything and everything yourself! Need advice on how to start a podcast or how to fix your rocket ship? Ask away!" The best time to post on r/howto is Wednesdays 1am-3am UTC. Posts receive an average of 14.0 upvotes and 10.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 211 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/howto is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-25 02:48:45