r/fossilid peaks Saturdays 8pm-10pm UTC
r/fossilid was created on November 20, 2010, making it 15 years and 5 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 279,377 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/fossilid is experiencing strong growth, with 5,500 new members in the last 30 days.
r/fossilid shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 301.6 upvotes per post across its 279,377 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.12. To reach the Hot section of r/fossilid, posts typically need at least 4 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/fossilid receive an average of 36.7 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, Saturday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 5 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 8pm UTC (10 posts), 6pm UTC (9 posts), and 5pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 2am UTC, 4am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (17), Wednesday (15), Thursday (5), Friday (15), Saturday (19), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/fossilid currently has 279,377 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,500 members (2.01%), averaging 177 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/fossilid in the top 1% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/fossilid has gained 12,385 subscribers (4.64%). Since tracking began 636 days ago, the community has added 122,552 total subscribers.
r/fossilid is experiencing strong growth, with 5,500 new members in the last 30 days.
r/fossilid has 279,377 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/fossilid is Saturdays 8pm-10pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/fossilid is experiencing strong growth, with 5,500 new members in the last 30 days.
r/fossilid was created on November 20, 2010, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/fossilid typically need at least 4 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/fossilid is a Reddit community with 279,377 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Found a fossil? Submit a post here containing a few images, and we'll figure out what it is!" The best time to post on r/fossilid is Saturdays 8pm-10pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 301.6 upvotes and 36.7 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 4. The subreddit is adding approximately 177 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/fossilid is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-06 11:58:40