r/atheism peaks Thursdays 1pm-3pm UTC
r/atheism was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years and 5 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,959,249 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 4,525 new members in the last 30 days.
r/atheism shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 1391.9 upvotes per post across its 2,959,249 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.1. To reach the Hot section of r/atheism, posts typically need at least 35 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/atheism receive an average of 145.1 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 18 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 1pm UTC (9 posts), 12pm UTC (9 posts), and 10pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 10am UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (10), Tuesday (16), Wednesday (13), Thursday (18), Friday (16), Saturday (15), Sunday (12) posts reaching the top.
r/atheism currently has 2,959,249 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 4,525 members (0.15%), averaging 146 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/atheism in the top 29% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/atheism has gained 14,775 subscribers (0.5%). Since tracking began 683 days ago, the community has added 63,905 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 4,525 new members in the last 30 days.
r/atheism has 2,959,249 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/atheism is Thursdays 1pm-3pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/atheism is steadily growing, with 4,525 new members in the last 30 days.
r/atheism was created on January 25, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/atheism typically need at least 35 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/atheism is a Reddit community with 2,959,249 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to r/atheism, the web's largest atheist forum. All topics related to atheism, agnosticism and secular living are welcome. If you wish to learn more about atheism, please begin by reading..." The best time to post on r/atheism is Thursdays 1pm-3pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 1391.9 upvotes and 145.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 35. The subreddit is adding approximately 146 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/atheism is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-22 21:05:47