r/China peaks Fridays 9pm-11pm UTC
r/China was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 640,645 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
Having been active for over a decade, r/China 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.
r/China is steadily growing, with 5,944 new members in the last 30 days.
r/China shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 56.2 upvotes per post across its 640,645 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.49. To reach the Hot section of r/China, posts typically need at least 6 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/China receive an average of 27.3 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 100 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 20 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 9pm UTC (6 posts), 12am UTC (6 posts), and 3am UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 8pm UTC, 5pm UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (16), Wednesday (15), Thursday (14), Friday (20), Saturday (8), Sunday (11) posts reaching the top.
r/China currently has 640,645 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,944 members (0.94%), averaging 198 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/China in the top 17% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/China has gained 46,699 subscribers (7.86%). Since tracking began 571 days ago, the community has added 143,537 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/China is steadily growing, with 5,944 new members in the last 30 days.
r/China has 640,645 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/China is Fridays 9pm-11pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/China is steadily growing, with 5,944 new members in the last 30 days.
r/China was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/China typically need at least 6 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/China is a Reddit community with 640,645 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A community for discussing China and topics related to it. All viewpoints and opinions are welcome here, but please read the rules in the sidebar before posting." The best time to post on r/China is Fridays 9pm-11pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 56.2 upvotes and 27.3 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 6. The subreddit is adding approximately 198 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/China is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-03 05:39:50