r/motivation peaks Wednesdays 4pm-6pm UTC
In r/motivation, posts that share concrete personal journeys with specific milestones tend to outperform generic inspirational
r/motivation was created on March 27, 2009, making it 16 years and 11 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 603,841 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/motivation is steadily growing, with 4,968 new members in the last 30 days.
r/motivation shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 113.7 upvotes per post across its 603,841 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.07. To reach the Hot section of r/motivation, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/motivation receive an average of 7.5 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 28 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 7 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 3 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 4pm UTC (5 posts), 4am UTC (4 posts), and 7pm UTC (2 posts). The quietest hours are 1pm UTC, 7am UTC, and 2am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (7), Thursday (3), Friday (3), Saturday (0), Sunday (5) posts reaching the top.
r/motivation currently has 603,841 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 4,968 members (0.83%), averaging 155 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/motivation in the top 5% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/motivation has gained 17,864 subscribers (3.05%). Since tracking began 583 days ago, the community has added 196,789 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/motivation is steadily growing, with 4,968 new members in the last 30 days.
r/motivation has 603,841 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/motivation is Wednesdays 4pm-6pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/motivation is steadily growing, with 4,968 new members in the last 30 days.
r/motivation was created on March 27, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/motivation typically need at least 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/motivation is a Reddit community with 603,841 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Have something Motivating? Post it here (as long as it isn't spam or self promotion)" The best time to post on r/motivation is Wednesdays 4pm-6pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 113.7 upvotes and 7.5 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 155 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/motivation is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-15 07:45:35