r/horror peaks Thursdays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/horror was created on February 27, 2008, making it 18 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 3,421,942 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/horror is steadily growing, with 20,665 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horror shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 83.1 upvotes per post across its 3,421,942 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 1.65. To reach the Hot section of r/horror, posts typically need at least 13 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/horror receive an average of 136.8 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
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 Saturday sees the least activity with 12 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (10 posts), 8pm UTC (10 posts), and 11pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 11am UTC, 7am UTC, and 4am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (15), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (12), Thursday (17), Friday (16), Saturday (12), Sunday (13) posts reaching the top.
r/horror currently has 3,421,942 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 20,665 members (0.61%), averaging 544 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/horror in the top 7% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/horror has gained 52,414 subscribers (1.56%). Since tracking began 599 days ago, the community has added 463,743 total subscribers.
r/horror is steadily growing, with 20,665 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horror has 3,421,942 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/horror is Thursdays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/horror is steadily growing, with 20,665 new members in the last 30 days.
r/horror was created on February 27, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/horror typically need at least 13 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/horror is a Reddit community with 3,421,942 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit. For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to all things Horror: from..." The best time to post on r/horror is Thursdays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 83.1 upvotes and 136.8 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 13. The subreddit is adding approximately 544 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/horror is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,348 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-31 08:23:53