r/sysadmin peaks Fridays 4pm-6pm UTC
r/sysadmin was created on October 22, 2008, making it 17 years and 8 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,293,967 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 17,104 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 83.5 upvotes per post across its 1,293,967 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 1.03. To reach the Hot section of r/sysadmin, posts typically need at least 3 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/sysadmin receive an average of 86.3 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, Friday is the most active day with 22 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 6 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 4pm UTC (13 posts), 3pm UTC (9 posts), and 1pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 6am UTC, 4am UTC, and 3am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (11), Tuesday (21), Wednesday (16), Thursday (14), Friday (22), Saturday (10), Sunday (6) posts reaching the top.
r/sysadmin currently has 1,293,967 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 17,104 members (1.34%), averaging 570 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/sysadmin in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/sysadmin has gained 43,949 subscribers (3.52%). Since tracking began 672 days ago, the community has added 364,249 total subscribers.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 17,104 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin has 1,293,967 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/sysadmin is Fridays 4pm-6pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 17,104 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 3 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/sysadmin is a Reddit community with 1,293,967 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 Fridays 4pm-6pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 83.5 upvotes and 86.3 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 3. The subreddit is adding approximately 570 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/sysadmin is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,361 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-02 23:31:48