r/rockhounds peaks Tuesdays 7pm-9pm UTC
r/rockhounds was created on November 01, 2009, making it 16 years and 11 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 303,494 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/rockhounds is experiencing strong growth, with 3,911 new members in the last 30 days.
r/rockhounds shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 103.4 upvotes per post across its 303,494 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.15. To reach the Hot section of r/rockhounds, posts typically need at least 9 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/rockhounds receive an average of 15.9 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 94 top posts from the past week, Tuesday is the most active day with 18 posts reaching the top, while Friday sees the least activity with 6 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 7pm UTC (8 posts), 8pm UTC (8 posts), and 4pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 1pm UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (15), Tuesday (18), Wednesday (16), Thursday (17), Friday (6), Saturday (13), Sunday (9) posts reaching the top.
r/rockhounds currently has 303,494 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,911 members (1.31%), averaging 122 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/rockhounds in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/rockhounds has gained 9,965 subscribers (3.39%). Since tracking began 657 days ago, the community has added 63,571 total subscribers.
r/rockhounds is experiencing strong growth, with 3,911 new members in the last 30 days.
r/rockhounds has 303,494 subscribers as of September 2026.
The best time to post on r/rockhounds is Tuesdays 7pm-9pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/rockhounds is experiencing strong growth, with 3,911 new members in the last 30 days.
r/rockhounds was created on November 01, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/rockhounds typically need at least 9 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/rockhounds is a Reddit community with 303,494 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A public subreddit for the discussion of rock hunting and rock collecting. If you are looking for an identification for your rocks please visit /r/whatsthisrock instead. All posts are manually approved. " The best time to post on r/rockhounds is Tuesdays 7pm-9pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 103.4 upvotes and 15.9 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 9. The subreddit is adding approximately 122 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/rockhounds is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 23:33:39