r/smallbusiness peaks Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC
r/smallbusiness was created on January 08, 2009, making it 17 years and 2 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,411,955 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/smallbusiness is experiencing strong growth, with 30,894 new members in the last 30 days.
r/smallbusiness shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 20.1 upvotes per post across its 2,411,955 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 3.19. To reach the Hot section of r/smallbusiness, posts typically need at least 3 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/smallbusiness receive an average of 64.2 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Thursday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 10 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 2pm UTC (9 posts), 7pm UTC (8 posts), and 8pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 2am UTC, and 11pm UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (14), Tuesday (15), Wednesday (15), Thursday (19), Friday (16), Saturday (11), Sunday (10) posts reaching the top.
r/smallbusiness currently has 2,411,955 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 30,894 members (1.3%), averaging 965 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/smallbusiness in the top 3% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/smallbusiness has gained 99,483 subscribers (4.3%). Since tracking began 583 days ago, the community has added 674,672 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/smallbusiness is experiencing strong growth, with 30,894 new members in the last 30 days.
r/smallbusiness has 2,411,955 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/smallbusiness is Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/smallbusiness is experiencing strong growth, with 30,894 new members in the last 30 days.
r/smallbusiness was created on January 08, 2009, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/smallbusiness typically need at least 3 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/smallbusiness is a Reddit community with 2,411,955 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This sub is not for advertisements! Questions and answers about starting, owning, and growing a small business only." The best time to post on r/smallbusiness is Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 20.1 upvotes and 64.2 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 3. The subreddit is adding approximately 965 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/smallbusiness is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-15 08:08:55