r/todayilearned Subreddit Stats and Best Posting Times

r/todayilearned History

r/todayilearned was created on December 28, 2008, making it 17 years and 2 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 41,267,078 members, this is one of Reddit's largest communities, placing it among the top subreddits on the platform.

Having been active for over a decade, r/todayilearned has established itself as a well-known destination on Reddit. Communities of this age typically have well-defined rules, an active moderation team, and a strong sense of identity.

About r/todayilearned

r/todayilearned is steadily growing, with 43,830 new members in the last 30 days.

r/todayilearned Engagement Analysis

r/todayilearned shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 5232.5 upvotes per post across its 41,267,078 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.05. To reach the Hot section of r/todayilearned, posts typically need at least 950 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.

Posts on r/todayilearned receive an average of 240.7 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/todayilearned Posting Patterns Analysis

Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 15 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.

The peak posting hours are around 1am UTC (12 posts), 7pm UTC (9 posts), and 3pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 11am UTC, and 7am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.

Weekly breakdown: Monday (15), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (15), Thursday (14), Friday (15), Saturday (15), Sunday (11) posts reaching the top.

r/todayilearned Growth Analysis

r/todayilearned currently has 41,267,078 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 43,830 members (0.11%), averaging 1,461 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/todayilearned in the top 72% of all tracked subreddits.

Over the past 90 days, r/todayilearned has gained 129,587 subscribers (0.32%). Since tracking began 571 days ago, the community has added 4,080,048 total subscribers.

r/todayilearned Milestones

• Reached 40M subscribers Mar 2025
• Fastest growth period: +322,145 subscribers Jan 2025

r/todayilearned Growth Trend

r/todayilearned is steadily growing, with 43,830 new members in the last 30 days.

Frequently Asked Questions

r/todayilearned Key Statistics Summary

r/todayilearned is a Reddit community with 41,267,078 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? Submit interesting and specific facts about something that you just found out here." The best time to post on r/todayilearned is Saturdays 1am-3am UTC. Posts receive an average of 5232.5 upvotes and 240.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 950. The subreddit is adding approximately 1,461 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/todayilearned is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.

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