r/AskEngineers peaks Wednesdays 12pm-2pm UTC
r/AskEngineers was created on March 27, 2011, making it 15 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,725,527 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/AskEngineers is steadily growing, with 5,145 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskEngineers shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 8.1 upvotes per post across its 2,725,527 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 1.69.
Posts on r/AskEngineers receive an average of 13.7 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 58 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 13 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 5 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 12pm UTC (7 posts), 3pm UTC (6 posts), and 1pm UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 9pm UTC, 5am UTC, and 11pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (7), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (13), Thursday (8), Friday (9), Saturday (5), Sunday (9) posts reaching the top.
r/AskEngineers currently has 2,725,527 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,145 members (0.19%), averaging 172 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/AskEngineers in the top 25% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/AskEngineers has gained 14,109 subscribers (0.52%). Since tracking began 641 days ago, the community has added 892,679 total subscribers.
r/AskEngineers is steadily growing, with 5,145 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskEngineers has 2,725,527 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/AskEngineers is Wednesdays 12pm-2pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/AskEngineers is steadily growing, with 5,145 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskEngineers was created on March 27, 2011, making it 15 years old.
r/AskEngineers is a Reddit community with 2,725,527 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Engineers apply the knowledge of math & science to design and manufacture maintainable systems used to solve specific problems. AskEngineers is a forum for questions about the technologies,..." The best time to post on r/AskEngineers is Wednesdays 12pm-2pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 8.1 upvotes and 13.7 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 172 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/AskEngineers is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-11 14:39:27