r/legal peaks Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC
r/legal was created on April 10, 2008, making it 18 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 322,377 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/legal is experiencing strong growth, with 4,476 new members in the last 30 days.
r/legal shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 747.1 upvotes per post across its 322,377 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.17. To reach the Hot section of r/legal, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/legal receive an average of 126.1 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, Wednesday is the most active day with 21 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 6pm UTC (7 posts), 10pm UTC (7 posts), and 2am UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 2pm UTC, and 7am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (15), Tuesday (14), Wednesday (21), Thursday (17), Friday (10), Saturday (13), Sunday (10) posts reaching the top.
r/legal currently has 322,377 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 4,476 members (1.41%), averaging 149 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/legal in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/legal has gained 12,364 subscribers (3.99%). Since tracking began 656 days ago, the community has added 119,520 total subscribers.
r/legal is experiencing strong growth, with 4,476 new members in the last 30 days.
r/legal has 322,377 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/legal is Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/legal is experiencing strong growth, with 4,476 new members in the last 30 days.
r/legal was created on April 10, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/legal typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/legal is a Reddit community with 322,377 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to /r/Legal, a community for discussing legal topics. No advertising, please. Please note that Reddit automoderates posts by new accounts. If you want to post a question, it is best to..." The best time to post on r/legal is Wednesdays 6pm-8pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 747.1 upvotes and 126.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 149 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/legal is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,356 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-26 21:12:47