r/PoliticalDiscussion peaks Fridays 3pm-5pm UTC
r/PoliticalDiscussion was created on April 14, 2011, making it 15 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,207,287 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/PoliticalDiscussion is slowly growing, with 2,073 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PoliticalDiscussion shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 68.7 upvotes per post across its 2,207,287 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 15.09.
Posts on r/PoliticalDiscussion receive an average of 1036.6 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 39 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 10 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 2 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 3pm UTC (5 posts), 3am UTC (5 posts), and 12am UTC (4 posts). The quietest hours are 1pm UTC, 10pm UTC, and 2am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (2), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (6), Thursday (4), Friday (10), Saturday (8), Sunday (5) posts reaching the top.
r/PoliticalDiscussion currently has 2,207,287 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,073 members (0.09%), averaging 63 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/PoliticalDiscussion in the top 45% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/PoliticalDiscussion has gained 6,722 subscribers (0.31%). Since tracking began 651 days ago, the community has added 23,664 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/PoliticalDiscussion is slowly growing, with 2,073 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PoliticalDiscussion has 2,207,287 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/PoliticalDiscussion is Fridays 3pm-5pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/PoliticalDiscussion is slowly growing, with 2,073 new members in the last 30 days.
r/PoliticalDiscussion was created on April 14, 2011, making it 15 years old.
r/PoliticalDiscussion is a Reddit community with 2,207,287 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This is a subreddit for substantive and civil discussion on political topics. If you have a political prompt for discussion, ask it here!" The best time to post on r/PoliticalDiscussion is Fridays 3pm-5pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 68.7 upvotes and 1036.6 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 63 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/PoliticalDiscussion is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,356 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-21 20:49:39