r/linguistics peaks Fridays 4am-6am UTC
r/linguistics was created on March 28, 2008, making it 18 years and 4 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 393,280 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/linguistics is steadily growing, with 2,837 new members in the last 30 days.
r/linguistics shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 159.6 upvotes per post across its 393,280 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.19. To reach the Hot section of r/linguistics, posts typically need at least 5 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/linguistics receive an average of 31.1 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
r/linguistics currently has 393,280 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,837 members (0.73%), averaging 89 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/linguistics in the top 5% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/linguistics has gained 7,927 subscribers (2.06%). Since tracking began 630 days ago, the community has added 49,338 total subscribers.
r/linguistics is steadily growing, with 2,837 new members in the last 30 days.
r/linguistics has 393,280 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/linguistics is Fridays 4am-6am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/linguistics is steadily growing, with 2,837 new members in the last 30 days.
r/linguistics was created on March 28, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/linguistics typically need at least 5 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/linguistics is a Reddit community with 393,280 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This is a community for discussions related to topics and questions about linguistics, the scientific study of human language. For common questions, please refer to the FAQs below. For those..." The best time to post on r/linguistics is Fridays 4am-6am UTC. Posts receive an average of 159.6 upvotes and 31.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 5. The subreddit is adding approximately 89 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/linguistics is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-25 02:35:50