r/overheard peaks Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC
r/overheard was created on December 12, 2009, making it 16 years and 5 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 226,491 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/overheard is experiencing strong growth, with 2,915 new members in the last 30 days.
r/overheard shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 812.4 upvotes per post across its 226,491 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.04. To reach the Hot section of r/overheard, posts typically need at least 57 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/overheard receive an average of 30.4 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 37 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 8 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 2 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 7pm UTC (5 posts), 11pm UTC (3 posts), and 6pm UTC (3 posts). The quietest hours are 12am UTC, 3am UTC, and 1am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (5), Tuesday (5), Wednesday (4), Thursday (2), Friday (6), Saturday (8), Sunday (7) posts reaching the top.
r/overheard currently has 226,491 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,915 members (1.3%), averaging 97 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/overheard in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/overheard has gained 9,372 subscribers (4.32%). Since tracking began 643 days ago, the community has added 212,366 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/overheard is experiencing strong growth, with 2,915 new members in the last 30 days.
r/overheard has 226,491 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/overheard is Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/overheard is experiencing strong growth, with 2,915 new members in the last 30 days.
r/overheard was created on December 12, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/overheard typically need at least 57 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/overheard is a Reddit community with 226,491 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "What have you heard lately?" The best time to post on r/overheard is Saturdays 7pm-9pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 812.4 upvotes and 30.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 57. The subreddit is adding approximately 97 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/overheard is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-14 07:25:37