r/AskProgramming peaks Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC
r/AskProgramming was created on March 31, 2011, making it 15 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 221,588 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/AskProgramming is experiencing strong growth, with 4,158 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskProgramming shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 17.4 upvotes per post across its 221,588 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 1.58.
Posts on r/AskProgramming receive an average of 27.5 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 41 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 10 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 3 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 4pm UTC (8 posts), 5pm UTC (4 posts), and 7am UTC (4 posts). The quietest hours are 10am UTC, 6am UTC, and 1am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (7), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (7), Thursday (10), Friday (3), Saturday (3), Sunday (6) posts reaching the top.
r/AskProgramming currently has 221,588 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 4,158 members (1.91%), averaging 126 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/AskProgramming in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/AskProgramming has gained 11,289 subscribers (5.37%). Since tracking began 651 days ago, the community has added 82,420 total subscribers.
r/AskProgramming is experiencing strong growth, with 4,158 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskProgramming has 221,588 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/AskProgramming is Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/AskProgramming is experiencing strong growth, with 4,158 new members in the last 30 days.
r/AskProgramming was created on March 31, 2011, making it 15 years old.
r/AskProgramming is a Reddit community with 221,588 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Ask questions about programming." The best time to post on r/AskProgramming is Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 17.4 upvotes and 27.5 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 126 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/AskProgramming is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,356 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-21 20:58:00