r/askpsychology peaks Tuesdays 9am-11am UTC
r/askpsychology was created on October 21, 2011, making it 14 years and 11 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 302,474 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/askpsychology is experiencing strong growth, with 3,988 new members in the last 30 days.
r/askpsychology shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 22.3 upvotes per post across its 302,474 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.67. To reach the Hot section of r/askpsychology, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/askpsychology receive an average of 15.0 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 14 top posts from the past week, Tuesday is the most active day with 6 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 1 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 9am UTC (3 posts), 2pm UTC (3 posts), and 3pm UTC (3 posts). The quietest hours are 3am UTC, 6pm UTC, and 4pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (1), Tuesday (6), Wednesday (5), Thursday (0), Friday (2), Saturday (0), Sunday (0) posts reaching the top.
r/askpsychology currently has 302,474 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,988 members (1.34%), averaging 125 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/askpsychology in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/askpsychology has gained 10,738 subscribers (3.68%). Since tracking began 649 days ago, the community has added 91,814 total subscribers.
r/askpsychology is experiencing strong growth, with 3,988 new members in the last 30 days.
r/askpsychology has 302,474 subscribers as of September 2026.
The best time to post on r/askpsychology is Tuesdays 9am-11am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/askpsychology is experiencing strong growth, with 3,988 new members in the last 30 days.
r/askpsychology was created on October 21, 2011, making it 14 years old.
Posts on r/askpsychology typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/askpsychology is a Reddit community with 302,474 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Science-based answers for questions about the mind, behavior and perception. This is not a mental health/advice sub! Non-Science-based answers may be removed without notice. Posts that draw too..." The best time to post on r/askpsychology is Tuesdays 9am-11am UTC. Posts receive an average of 22.3 upvotes and 15.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 125 new members each day. Founded 14 years ago, r/askpsychology is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 17:26:25