r/ScrapMetal peaks Thursdays 1am-3am UTC
r/ScrapMetal was created on March 21, 2011, making it 15 years and 5 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 99,747 members, this is a growing community that has moved beyond the niche stage and attracts regular new members.
r/ScrapMetal is experiencing strong growth, with 1,862 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ScrapMetal shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 9.7 upvotes per post across its 99,747 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.54.
Posts on r/ScrapMetal receive an average of 5.2 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 76 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 14 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 1am UTC (8 posts), 9pm UTC (6 posts), and 10pm UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 5am UTC, 1pm UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (9), Tuesday (10), Wednesday (11), Thursday (14), Friday (10), Saturday (14), Sunday (8) posts reaching the top.
r/ScrapMetal currently has 99,747 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,862 members (1.9%), averaging 58 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/ScrapMetal in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/ScrapMetal has gained 5,965 subscribers (6.36%). Since tracking began 666 days ago, the community has added 47,449 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/ScrapMetal is experiencing strong growth, with 1,862 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ScrapMetal has 99,747 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/ScrapMetal is Thursdays 1am-3am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/ScrapMetal is experiencing strong growth, with 1,862 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ScrapMetal was created on March 21, 2011, making it 15 years old.
r/ScrapMetal is a Reddit community with 99,747 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Copper, Brass, Aluminum, Steel, E-Scrap, Pot Metals and more. Ask questions, share your haul. ** READ THE RULES BEFORE POSTING OR COMMENTING **" The best time to post on r/ScrapMetal is Thursdays 1am-3am UTC. Posts receive an average of 9.7 upvotes and 5.2 comments. The subreddit is adding approximately 58 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/ScrapMetal is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 19:58:21