r/MapPorn peaks Thursdays 3pm-5pm UTC
r/MapPorn was created on May 21, 2011, making it 14 years and 9 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 6,200,775 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/MapPorn is steadily growing, with 30,296 new members in the last 30 days.
r/MapPorn, a subreddit dedicated to cartographic content, maintains exceptional engagement with an average of 1,943.7 upvotes and 203.5 comments per post within its community of 6,192,314 members. This consistent high activity stems from a rigorous emphasis on quality and relevance, enforced by active moderation. Posts must feature high-resolution, informative maps—historical, thematic, political, or creatively rendered—with low-quality images, memes, or non-map content swiftly removed. Peak posting times occur on Tuesdays between 13:00 and 15:00 UTC, suggesting a global audience actively participating during overlapping workday breaks across multiple time zones. This structured environment fosters reliable content discovery, encouraging members to return frequently for fresh, visually compelling submissions that adhere to established standards.
The community culture centers on accessible geographic education and visual appreciation rather than academic rigor. Common posts include historical border shifts, demographic visualizations (e.g., linguistic distributions or migration patterns), satellite imagery comparisons, and innovative cartographic projects like 3D terrain maps or fictional world-building. Discussions in the comments often deepen the value, with members sharing historical context, correcting inaccuracies, or posing thoughtful questions. This collaborative knowledge exchange, combined with the subreddit’s strict anti-spam policies, creates a uniquely focused and informative atmosphere. Unlike broader geography forums, r/MapPorn distinguishes itself through its singular dedication to map-centric content and its success in curating a trustworthy, high-signal feed where even casual viewers can immediately grasp a post’s significance.
r/MapPorn’s value lies in its ability to transform complex spatial data into instantly digestible visual narratives, appealing to diverse interests without requiring specialized expertise. It serves as a hub for both dedicated geography enthusiasts and casual learners seeking intriguing perspectives on the world. The ideal subscriber is anyone with curiosity about places, history, or data visualization—from educators sourcing classroom materials to travelers exploring regional nuances—while lurkers benefit equally from the consistently polished, self-explanatory imagery. Its scale and moderation efficiency make it a rare example of a large subreddit maintaining stringent content quality, offering a reliably enriching experience where every post promises a concise, visually driven insight into our planet’s geographic and human landscapes.
r/MapPorn shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 514.2 upvotes per post across its 6,200,775 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.16. To reach the Hot section of r/MapPorn, posts typically need at least 26 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/MapPorn receive an average of 83.9 comments, indicating a community that primarily engages through upvoting content. Posts tend to be appreciated more through voting than through discussion in the comments.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 16 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 13 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 3pm UTC (9 posts), 1pm UTC (8 posts), and 5pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 7pm UTC, 11pm UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (14), Wednesday (14), Thursday (16), Friday (16), Saturday (13), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/MapPorn currently has 6,200,775 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 30,296 members (0.49%), averaging 819 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/MapPorn in the top 21% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/MapPorn has gained 73,434 subscribers (1.2%). Since tracking began 578 days ago, the community has added 1,814,953 total subscribers.
r/MapPorn is steadily growing, with 30,296 new members in the last 30 days.
r/MapPorn has 6,200,775 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/MapPorn is Thursdays 3pm-5pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/MapPorn is steadily growing, with 30,296 new members in the last 30 days.
r/MapPorn was created on May 21, 2011, making it 14 years old.
Posts on r/MapPorn typically need at least 26 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/MapPorn is a Reddit community with 6,200,775 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "High quality images of maps." The best time to post on r/MapPorn is Thursdays 3pm-5pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 514.2 upvotes and 83.9 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 26. The subreddit is adding approximately 819 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/MapPorn is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-09 17:39:44