r/Detroit peaks Fridays 8pm-10pm UTC
r/Detroit was created on July 27, 2008, making it 17 years and 9 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 254,620 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/Detroit is steadily growing, with 2,222 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Detroit shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 86.0 upvotes per post across its 254,620 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.3. To reach the Hot section of r/Detroit, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Detroit receive an average of 25.7 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 17 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 12 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 8pm UTC (12 posts), 11pm UTC (11 posts), and 1am UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 10pm UTC, 7am UTC, and 9am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (12), Tuesday (12), Wednesday (16), Thursday (16), Friday (17), Saturday (13), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/Detroit currently has 254,620 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,222 members (0.88%), averaging 74 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Detroit in the top 4% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Detroit has gained 7,180 subscribers (2.9%). Since tracking began 646 days ago, the community has added 56,074 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Detroit is steadily growing, with 2,222 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Detroit has 254,620 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/Detroit is Fridays 8pm-10pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Detroit is steadily growing, with 2,222 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Detroit was created on July 27, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/Detroit typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Detroit is a Reddit community with 254,620 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "News, Events, Food, Discussion, and More about Detroit and Southeast Michigan." The best time to post on r/Detroit is Fridays 8pm-10pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 86.0 upvotes and 25.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 74 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/Detroit is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,353 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-16 23:27:50