r/Radiation peaks Saturdays 1pm-3pm UTC
r/Radiation was created on March 20, 2011, making it 15 years and 2 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 71,721 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/Radiation is experiencing strong growth, with 1,591 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Radiation shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 53.6 upvotes per post across its 71,721 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.32. To reach the Hot section of r/Radiation, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/Radiation receive an average of 17.1 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 10 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 3 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 1 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 1pm UTC (3 posts), 11pm UTC (1 posts), and 3am UTC (1 posts). The quietest hours are 11am UTC, 10am UTC, and 12pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (1), Tuesday (1), Wednesday (1), Thursday (1), Friday (1), Saturday (3), Sunday (2) posts reaching the top.
r/Radiation currently has 71,721 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,591 members (2.27%), averaging 53 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/Radiation in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/Radiation has gained 5,783 subscribers (8.77%). Since tracking began 656 days ago, the community has added 52,836 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/Radiation is experiencing strong growth, with 1,591 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Radiation has 71,721 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/Radiation is Saturdays 1pm-3pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/Radiation is experiencing strong growth, with 1,591 new members in the last 30 days.
r/Radiation was created on March 20, 2011, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/Radiation typically need at least 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/Radiation is a Reddit community with 71,721 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "r/Radiation is your home on Reddit for discussing the science, careers , equipment and anything else related to ionizing radiation (alpha, beta, gamma, etc.) Do not post about non-ionizing..." The best time to post on r/Radiation is Saturdays 1pm-3pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 53.6 upvotes and 17.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 53 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/Radiation is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,356 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-26 14:45:28