r/self peaks Saturdays 12am-2am UTC
r/self was created on February 06, 2008, making it 18 years and 1 month old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,693,353 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/self is steadily growing, with 11,301 new members in the last 30 days.
r/self shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 169.8 upvotes per post across its 1,693,353 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.21. To reach the Hot section of r/self, posts typically need at least 20 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/self 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, Saturday is the most active day with 20 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 12am UTC (10 posts), 10pm UTC (8 posts), and 4pm UTC (6 posts). The quietest hours are 5am UTC, 8am UTC, and 7am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (15), Tuesday (13), Wednesday (17), Thursday (13), Friday (11), Saturday (20), Sunday (11) posts reaching the top.
r/self currently has 1,693,353 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 11,301 members (0.67%), averaging 332 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/self in the top 26% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/self has gained 43,338 subscribers (2.63%). Since tracking began 575 days ago, the community has added 324,556 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/self is steadily growing, with 11,301 new members in the last 30 days.
r/self has 1,693,353 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/self is Saturdays 12am-2am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/self is steadily growing, with 11,301 new members in the last 30 days.
r/self was created on February 06, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/self typically need at least 20 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/self is a Reddit community with 1,693,353 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A place to post discussions, questions, or (almost) anything else you like." The best time to post on r/self is Saturdays 12am-2am UTC. Posts receive an average of 169.8 upvotes and 35.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 20. The subreddit is adding approximately 332 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/self is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-07 08:09:33