r/Fantasy peaks Thursdays 12pm-2pm UTC
r/Fantasy was created on July 29, 2008, making it 17 years and 9 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 3,913,355 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/Fantasy is steadily growing, with 9,621 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Fantasy shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 299.6 upvotes per post across its 3,913,355 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.41. To reach the Hot section of r/Fantasy, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Fantasy receive an average of 124.2 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, Thursday is the most active day with 22 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 9 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 12pm UTC (15 posts), 7pm UTC (11 posts), and 2pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 6am UTC, 12am UTC, and 9pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (19), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (17), Thursday (22), Friday (10), Saturday (10), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/Fantasy currently has 3,913,355 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 9,621 members (0.25%), averaging 321 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Fantasy in the top 18% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Fantasy has gained 32,157 subscribers (0.83%). Since tracking began 643 days ago, the community has added 247,211 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Fantasy is steadily growing, with 9,621 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Fantasy has 3,913,355 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/Fantasy is Thursdays 12pm-2pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Fantasy is steadily growing, with 9,621 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Fantasy was created on July 29, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/Fantasy typically need at least 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Fantasy is a Reddit community with 3,913,355 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "/r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the..." The best time to post on r/Fantasy is Thursdays 12pm-2pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 299.6 upvotes and 124.2 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 321 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/Fantasy is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,352 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-14 10:02:28