r/oil peaks Fridays 11pm-1am UTC
r/oil was created on March 20, 2008, making it 17 years and 12 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 54,278 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/oil is experiencing strong growth, with 9,020 new members in the last 30 days.
r/oil shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 354.2 upvotes per post across its 54,278 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.29. To reach the Hot section of r/oil, posts typically need at least 10 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/oil receive an average of 101.4 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 100 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 18 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 11pm UTC (8 posts), 10pm UTC (7 posts), and 8pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 12am UTC, 8am UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (11), Tuesday (17), Wednesday (16), Thursday (18), Friday (18), Saturday (10), Sunday (10) posts reaching the top.
r/oil currently has 54,278 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 9,020 members (19.93%), averaging 282 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/oil in the top 0% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/oil has gained 13,063 subscribers (31.69%). Since tracking began 583 days ago, the community has added 27,172 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/oil is experiencing strong growth, with 9,020 new members in the last 30 days.
r/oil has 54,278 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/oil is Fridays 11pm-1am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/oil is experiencing strong growth, with 9,020 new members in the last 30 days.
r/oil was created on March 20, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/oil typically need at least 10 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/oil is a Reddit community with 54,278 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Oil, gas, seismic science, engineering, and cool pictures of rigs. Everything you need to know about exploration, recoverable assets and pipelines." The best time to post on r/oil is Fridays 11pm-1am UTC. Posts receive an average of 354.2 upvotes and 101.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 10. The subreddit is adding approximately 282 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/oil is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-15 09:31:02