r/fountainpens peaks Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC
r/fountainpens was created on August 08, 2010, making it 15 years and 10 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 430,551 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/fountainpens is experiencing strong growth, with 17,303 new members in the last 30 days.
r/fountainpens shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 290.9 upvotes per post across its 430,551 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.15. To reach the Hot section of r/fountainpens, posts typically need at least 38 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/fountainpens receive an average of 44.1 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, Thursday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Activity is fairly evenly distributed between weekdays and weekends.
The peak posting hours are around 2pm UTC (9 posts), 11pm UTC (8 posts), and 9pm UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 5am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (15), Thursday (17), Friday (11), Saturday (14), Sunday (14) posts reaching the top.
r/fountainpens currently has 430,551 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 17,303 members (4.19%), averaging 558 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/fountainpens in the top 0% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/fountainpens has gained 30,510 subscribers (7.63%). Since tracking began 680 days ago, the community has added 127,354 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/fountainpens is experiencing strong growth, with 17,303 new members in the last 30 days.
r/fountainpens has 430,551 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/fountainpens is Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/fountainpens is experiencing strong growth, with 17,303 new members in the last 30 days.
r/fountainpens was created on August 08, 2010, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/fountainpens typically need at least 38 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/fountainpens is a Reddit community with 430,551 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "/r/fountainpens - A community for fountain pen enthusiasts, from the novice to the collector. Please join our discord server: https://discord.com/invite/pendemic-773352251845771315" The best time to post on r/fountainpens is Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 290.9 upvotes and 44.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 38. The subreddit is adding approximately 558 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/fountainpens is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-20 02:58:33