r/programminghorror peaks Sundays 12pm-2pm UTC
r/programminghorror was created on March 14, 2012, making it 14 years and 5 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 391,773 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/programminghorror is steadily growing, with 825 new members in the last 30 days.
r/programminghorror shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 439.7 upvotes per post across its 391,773 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.1. To reach the Hot section of r/programminghorror, posts typically need at least 74 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/programminghorror receive an average of 42.7 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/programminghorror currently has 391,773 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 825 members (0.21%), averaging 26 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/programminghorror in the top 22% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/programminghorror has gained 3,739 subscribers (0.96%). Since tracking began 621 days ago, the community has added 39,824 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/programminghorror is steadily growing, with 825 new members in the last 30 days.
r/programminghorror has 391,773 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/programminghorror is Sundays 12pm-2pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/programminghorror is steadily growing, with 825 new members in the last 30 days.
r/programminghorror was created on March 14, 2012, making it 14 years old.
Posts on r/programminghorror typically need at least 74 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/programminghorror is a Reddit community with 391,773 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Share strange or straight-up awful code." The best time to post on r/programminghorror is Sundays 12pm-2pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 439.7 upvotes and 42.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 74. The subreddit is adding approximately 26 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/programminghorror is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 15:24:04