r/oil peaks Thursdays 10am-12pm UTC
r/oil was created on March 20, 2008, making it 18 years and 7 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 145,580 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/oil is experiencing strong growth, with 44,514 new members in the last 30 days.
r/oil shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 492.7 upvotes per post across its 145,580 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.37. To reach the Hot section of r/oil, posts typically need at least 17 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/oil receive an average of 181.4 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 88 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 7 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 10am UTC (10 posts), 1pm UTC (7 posts), and 2pm UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 3am UTC, 8am UTC, and 7pm UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (7), Tuesday (18), Wednesday (11), Thursday (19), Friday (10), Saturday (11), Sunday (12) posts reaching the top.
r/oil currently has 145,580 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 44,514 members (44.04%), averaging 459 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/oil in the top 0% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/oil has gained 44,514 subscribers (44.04%). Since tracking began 738 days ago, the community has added 116,832 total subscribers. The recent growth rate is consistent with the community's longer-term trajectory.
r/oil is experiencing strong growth, with 44,514 new members in the last 30 days.
r/oil has 145,580 subscribers as of November 2026.
The best time to post on r/oil is Thursdays 10am-12pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/oil is experiencing strong growth, with 44,514 new members in the last 30 days.
r/oil was created on March 20, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/oil typically need at least 17 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/oil is a Reddit community with 145,580 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Oil, gas, seismic science, engineering, and cool pictures of rigs. Everything you need to know about exploration, recoverable assets and pipelines. Posts must be on topic,directly about the oil..." The best time to post on r/oil is Thursdays 10am-12pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 492.7 upvotes and 181.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 17. The subreddit is adding approximately 459 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/oil is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,374 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-10-30 08:43:43