r/GunsAreCool peaks Thursdays 6pm-8pm UTC
r/GunsAreCool was created on August 27, 2012, making it 13 years and 10 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 59,530 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/GunsAreCool is steadily growing, with 255 new members in the last 30 days.
r/GunsAreCool shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 28.6 upvotes per post across its 59,530 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.27. To reach the Hot section of r/GunsAreCool, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/GunsAreCool receive an average of 7.6 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 37 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 8 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 2 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 6pm UTC (7 posts), 2pm UTC (4 posts), and 1pm UTC (4 posts). The quietest hours are 12am UTC, 3am UTC, and 5am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (7), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (8), Thursday (8), Friday (5), Saturday (5), Sunday (2) posts reaching the top.
r/GunsAreCool currently has 59,530 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 255 members (0.43%), averaging 8 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/GunsAreCool in the top 9% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/GunsAreCool has gained 791 subscribers (1.35%). Since tracking began 676 days ago, the community has added 3,247 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/GunsAreCool is steadily growing, with 255 new members in the last 30 days.
r/GunsAreCool has 59,530 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/GunsAreCool is Thursdays 6pm-8pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/GunsAreCool is steadily growing, with 255 new members in the last 30 days.
r/GunsAreCool was created on August 27, 2012, making it 13 years old.
Posts on r/GunsAreCool typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/GunsAreCool is a Reddit community with 59,530 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to GunsAreCool, the subreddit where we discuss the epidemic of gun violence in the USA and the real solution that is gun control - whether gun advocates like it or not. Unlike other..." The best time to post on r/GunsAreCool is Thursdays 6pm-8pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 28.6 upvotes and 7.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 8 new members each day. Founded 13 years ago, r/GunsAreCool is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-27 09:09:37