r/maker peaks Saturdays 12pm-2pm UTC
r/maker was created on July 24, 2009, making it 17 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 72,361 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/maker is experiencing strong growth, with 2,348 new members in the last 30 days.
r/maker shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 30.4 upvotes per post across its 72,361 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.44. To reach the Hot section of r/maker, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/maker receive an average of 13.4 comments, indicating a community with a healthy balance between content appreciation and active discussion. Members regularly engage with posts through both upvotes and comments.
Based on an analysis of 33 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 7 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 3 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 12pm UTC (6 posts), 5pm UTC (4 posts), and 1pm UTC (3 posts). The quietest hours are 8pm UTC, 1am UTC, and 11pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (5), Tuesday (3), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Saturday (7), Sunday (3) posts reaching the top.
r/maker currently has 72,361 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,348 members (3.35%), averaging 73 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/maker in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/maker has gained 6,793 subscribers (10.36%). Since tracking began 649 days ago, the community has added 31,791 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/maker is experiencing strong growth, with 2,348 new members in the last 30 days.
r/maker has 72,361 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/maker is Saturdays 12pm-2pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/maker is experiencing strong growth, with 2,348 new members in the last 30 days.
r/maker was created on July 24, 2009, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/maker typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/maker is a Reddit community with 72,361 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to r/maker! This sub is dedicated to any and all forms of making. Please share your work and help us grow the global maker community. We support the broadest definition of making, that is;..." The best time to post on r/maker is Saturdays 12pm-2pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 30.4 upvotes and 13.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 73 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/maker is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-25 00:13:23