r/economy peaks Wednesdays 2pm-4pm UTC
r/economy was created on March 31, 2008, making it 17 years and 12 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,065,252 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/economy is steadily growing, with 3,309 new members in the last 30 days.
r/economy shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 398.9 upvotes per post across its 1,065,252 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.22. To reach the Hot section of r/economy, posts typically need at least 42 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/economy receive an average of 88.5 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 18 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 2pm UTC (13 posts), 1pm UTC (9 posts), and 11am UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 6am UTC, 1am UTC, and 4am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (12), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (18), Thursday (18), Friday (13), Saturday (10), Sunday (16) posts reaching the top.
r/economy currently has 1,065,252 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,309 members (0.31%), averaging 110 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/economy in the top 16% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/economy has gained 13,992 subscribers (1.33%). Since tracking began 591 days ago, the community has added 37,409 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/economy is steadily growing, with 3,309 new members in the last 30 days.
r/economy has 1,065,252 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/economy is Wednesdays 2pm-4pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/economy is steadily growing, with 3,309 new members in the last 30 days.
r/economy was created on March 31, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/economy typically need at least 42 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/economy is a Reddit community with 1,065,252 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Forum for economy, business, politics, stocks, bonds, product releases, IPOs, advice, news, investment, videos, predictions, government, money, politics, debate, capitalism, current trends, and more." The best time to post on r/economy is Wednesdays 2pm-4pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 398.9 upvotes and 88.5 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 42. The subreddit is adding approximately 110 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/economy is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-23 08:46:25