r/childfree peaks Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC
r/childfree was created on February 26, 2009, making it 17 years and 5 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,597,679 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/childfree is steadily growing, with 4,859 new members in the last 30 days.
r/childfree shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 241.4 upvotes per post across its 1,597,679 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.25. To reach the Hot section of r/childfree, posts typically need at least 2 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/childfree receive an average of 61.2 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 100 top posts from the past week, Wednesday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 9 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 10pm UTC (9 posts), 4pm UTC (8 posts), and 5pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 6am UTC, 7am UTC, and 8pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (12), Wednesday (19), Thursday (17), Friday (12), Saturday (9), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/childfree currently has 1,597,679 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 4,859 members (0.31%), averaging 152 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/childfree in the top 14% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/childfree has gained 13,002 subscribers (0.82%). Since tracking began 657 days ago, the community has added 64,037 total subscribers.
r/childfree is steadily growing, with 4,859 new members in the last 30 days.
r/childfree has 1,597,679 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/childfree is Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/childfree is steadily growing, with 4,859 new members in the last 30 days.
r/childfree was created on February 26, 2009, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/childfree typically need at least 2 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/childfree is a Reddit community with 1,597,679 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Discussion topics and links of interest to childfree individuals. "Childfree" refers to those who do not have and do not ever want children (whether biological, adopted, or otherwise). More info..." The best time to post on r/childfree is Wednesdays 10pm-12am UTC. Posts receive an average of 241.4 upvotes and 61.2 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 2. The subreddit is adding approximately 152 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/childfree is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-25 00:57:56