r/chessbeginners peaks Sundays 7pm-9pm UTC
r/chessbeginners was created on December 12, 2014, making it 11 years and 6 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 399,719 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/chessbeginners is experiencing strong growth, with 7,555 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chessbeginners shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 167.0 upvotes per post across its 399,719 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.8. To reach the Hot section of r/chessbeginners, posts typically need at least 22 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/chessbeginners receive an average of 132.8 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 100 top posts from the past week, Sunday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 7pm UTC (9 posts), 12pm UTC (8 posts), and 6pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 1pm UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 3-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (18), Tuesday (11), Wednesday (12), Thursday (12), Friday (16), Saturday (12), Sunday (19) posts reaching the top.
r/chessbeginners currently has 399,719 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 7,555 members (1.93%), averaging 244 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/chessbeginners in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/chessbeginners has gained 19,528 subscribers (5.14%). Since tracking began 661 days ago, the community has added 113,035 total subscribers.
r/chessbeginners is experiencing strong growth, with 7,555 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chessbeginners has 399,719 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/chessbeginners is Sundays 7pm-9pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/chessbeginners is experiencing strong growth, with 7,555 new members in the last 30 days.
r/chessbeginners was created on December 12, 2014, making it 11 years old.
Posts on r/chessbeginners typically need at least 22 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/chessbeginners is a Reddit community with 399,719 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A place for new chess players to hang out, ask questions, discover tactics, get advice from others and learn more about the game: This is the r/chessbeginners subreddit." The best time to post on r/chessbeginners is Sundays 7pm-9pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 167.0 upvotes and 132.8 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 22. The subreddit is adding approximately 244 new members each day. Founded 11 years ago, r/chessbeginners is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-24 10:49:35