r/piercing peaks Wednesdays 11pm-1am UTC
r/piercing was created on November 14, 2008, making it 17 years and 4 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 979,556 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/piercing is experiencing strong growth, with 12,041 new members in the last 30 days.
r/piercing shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 253.6 upvotes per post across its 979,556 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.08. To reach the Hot section of r/piercing, posts typically need at least 39 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/piercing receive an average of 20.2 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 17 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 12 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 11pm UTC (9 posts), 7pm UTC (9 posts), and 4pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 7am UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (17), Thursday (12), Friday (14), Saturday (15), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/piercing currently has 979,556 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 12,041 members (1.24%), averaging 401 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/piercing in the top 3% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/piercing has gained 37,852 subscribers (4.02%). Since tracking began 591 days ago, the community has added 201,533 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/piercing is experiencing strong growth, with 12,041 new members in the last 30 days.
r/piercing has 979,556 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/piercing is Wednesdays 11pm-1am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/piercing is experiencing strong growth, with 12,041 new members in the last 30 days.
r/piercing was created on November 14, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/piercing typically need at least 39 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/piercing is a Reddit community with 979,556 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Almost anything involving poking holes in flesh with sharp metal. | New here? Welcome! In the app, tap on "see more" first. On desktop, check the sidebar" The best time to post on r/piercing is Wednesdays 11pm-1am UTC. Posts receive an average of 253.6 upvotes and 20.2 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 39. The subreddit is adding approximately 401 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/piercing is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-23 07:45:04