r/sysadmin peaks Thursdays 8pm-10pm UTC
r/sysadmin was created on October 22, 2008, making it 17 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,268,617 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 14,859 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 210.9 upvotes per post across its 1,268,617 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.61. To reach the Hot section of r/sysadmin, posts typically need at least 15 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/sysadmin receive an average of 129.7 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 23 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 4 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 8pm UTC (11 posts), 3pm UTC (11 posts), and 7pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 4am UTC, 6am UTC, and 7am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (20), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (11), Thursday (23), Friday (17), Saturday (10), Sunday (4) posts reaching the top.
r/sysadmin currently has 1,268,617 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 14,859 members (1.19%), averaging 495 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/sysadmin in the top 3% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/sysadmin has gained 41,788 subscribers (3.41%). Since tracking began 643 days ago, the community has added 346,757 total subscribers.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 14,859 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin has 1,268,617 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/sysadmin is Thursdays 8pm-10pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 14,859 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 15 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/sysadmin is a Reddit community with 1,268,617 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 8pm-10pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 210.9 upvotes and 129.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 15. The subreddit is adding approximately 495 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/sysadmin is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-14 09:37:26