r/1970s peaks Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC
r/1970s was created on March 08, 2011, making it 15 years and 2 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 104,024 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/1970s is experiencing strong growth, with 3,548 new members in the last 30 days.
r/1970s shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 276.7 upvotes per post across its 104,024 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.1. To reach the Hot section of r/1970s, posts typically need at least 14 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/1970s receive an average of 28.6 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 70 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 12 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 10pm UTC (9 posts), 3pm UTC (8 posts), and 4pm UTC (5 posts). The quietest hours are 5am UTC, 7am UTC, and 2pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (10), Tuesday (10), Wednesday (12), Thursday (10), Friday (8), Saturday (10), Sunday (10) posts reaching the top.
r/1970s currently has 104,024 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,548 members (3.53%), averaging 118 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/1970s in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/1970s has gained 11,567 subscribers (12.51%). Since tracking began 649 days ago, the community has added 73,073 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/1970s is experiencing strong growth, with 3,548 new members in the last 30 days.
r/1970s has 104,024 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/1970s is Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/1970s is experiencing strong growth, with 3,548 new members in the last 30 days.
r/1970s was created on March 08, 2011, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/1970s typically need at least 14 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/1970s is a Reddit community with 104,024 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "That amazing decade that took place after the 1960s and before the 1980s." The best time to post on r/1970s is Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC. Posts receive an average of 276.7 upvotes and 28.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 14. The subreddit is adding approximately 118 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/1970s is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,355 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-19 08:04:41