r/sysadmin peaks Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC
r/sysadmin was created on October 22, 2008, making it 17 years and 4 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,237,941 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 16,364 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 402.7 upvotes per post across its 1,237,941 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.32. To reach the Hot section of r/sysadmin, posts typically need at least 5 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/sysadmin receive an average of 130.7 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, Thursday is the most active day with 22 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 5 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 2pm UTC (12 posts), 8pm UTC (11 posts), and 5pm UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 10am UTC, 7pm UTC, and 4am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (21), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (16), Thursday (22), Friday (14), Saturday (5), Sunday (7) posts reaching the top.
r/sysadmin currently has 1,237,941 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 16,364 members (1.34%), averaging 481 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/sysadmin in the top 5% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/sysadmin has gained 44,665 subscribers (3.74%). Since tracking began 575 days ago, the community has added 316,081 total subscribers.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 16,364 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin has 1,237,941 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/sysadmin is Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 16,364 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin was created on October 22, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/sysadmin typically need at least 5 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/sysadmin is a Reddit community with 1,237,941 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A reddit dedicated to the profession of Computer System Administration." The best time to post on r/sysadmin is Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 402.7 upvotes and 130.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 5. The subreddit is adding approximately 481 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/sysadmin is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-07 07:01:45