r/AlternateHistory peaks Sundays 2am-4am UTC
r/AlternateHistory was created on June 20, 2010, making it 15 years and 11 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 258,516 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/AlternateHistory is experiencing strong growth, with 2,715 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AlternateHistory shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 127.7 upvotes per post across its 258,516 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.22. To reach the Hot section of r/AlternateHistory, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/AlternateHistory receive an average of 27.8 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 98 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 2am UTC (7 posts), 8pm UTC (7 posts), and 12am UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 4pm UTC, 10am UTC, and 9am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (11), Thursday (14), Friday (18), Saturday (10), Sunday (19) posts reaching the top.
r/AlternateHistory currently has 258,516 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,715 members (1.06%), averaging 90 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/AlternateHistory in the top 3% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/AlternateHistory has gained 9,903 subscribers (3.98%). Since tracking began 649 days ago, the community has added 52,678 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/AlternateHistory is experiencing strong growth, with 2,715 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AlternateHistory has 258,516 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/AlternateHistory is Sundays 2am-4am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/AlternateHistory is experiencing strong growth, with 2,715 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AlternateHistory was created on June 20, 2010, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/AlternateHistory typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/AlternateHistory is a Reddit community with 258,516 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "The original alternate history subreddit" The best time to post on r/AlternateHistory is Sundays 2am-4am UTC. Posts receive an average of 127.7 upvotes and 27.8 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 90 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/AlternateHistory is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,355 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-19 09:53:40