r/depression peaks Tuesdays 9am-11am UTC
r/depression was created on January 01, 2009, making it 17 years and 4 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,175,344 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/depression is steadily growing, with 10,304 new members in the last 30 days.
r/depression shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 266.7 upvotes per post across its 1,175,344 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.15. To reach the Hot section of r/depression, posts typically need at least 9 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/depression receive an average of 40.6 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, Tuesday is the most active day with 21 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 9am UTC (9 posts), 6pm UTC (8 posts), and 12am UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 11am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (12), Tuesday (21), Wednesday (14), Thursday (15), Friday (16), Saturday (8), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/depression currently has 1,175,344 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 10,304 members (0.88%), averaging 343 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/depression in the top 4% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/depression has gained 31,053 subscribers (2.71%). Since tracking began 638 days ago, the community has added 138,099 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/depression is steadily growing, with 10,304 new members in the last 30 days.
r/depression has 1,175,344 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/depression is Tuesdays 9am-11am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/depression is steadily growing, with 10,304 new members in the last 30 days.
r/depression was created on January 01, 2009, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/depression typically need at least 9 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/depression is a Reddit community with 1,175,344 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Peer support for anyone struggling with a depressive disorder" The best time to post on r/depression is Tuesdays 9am-11am UTC. Posts receive an average of 266.7 upvotes and 40.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 9. The subreddit is adding approximately 343 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/depression is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-09 06:10:04