r/popculture peaks Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/popculture was created on August 07, 2008, making it 17 years and 7 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 269,822 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/popculture is steadily growing, with 2,395 new members in the last 30 days.
r/popculture shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 151.8 upvotes per post across its 269,822 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.23. To reach the Hot section of r/popculture, posts typically need at least 5 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/popculture receive an average of 35.0 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 100 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Sunday 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 5pm UTC (9 posts), 6pm UTC (8 posts), and 11pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 5am UTC, 9am UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (17), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (16), Thursday (18), Friday (19), Saturday (8), Sunday (7) posts reaching the top.
r/popculture currently has 269,822 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,395 members (0.9%), averaging 70 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/popculture in the top 9% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/popculture has gained 5,461 subscribers (2.07%). Since tracking began 575 days ago, the community has added 261,508 total subscribers.
r/popculture is steadily growing, with 2,395 new members in the last 30 days.
r/popculture has 269,822 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/popculture is Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/popculture is steadily growing, with 2,395 new members in the last 30 days.
r/popculture was created on August 07, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/popculture typically need at least 5 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/popculture is a Reddit community with 269,822 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to /r/popculture, a subreddit for current pop culture news" The best time to post on r/popculture is Fridays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 151.8 upvotes and 35.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 5. The subreddit is adding approximately 70 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/popculture is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-07 07:25:27