r/sysadmin peaks Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC
r/sysadmin was created on October 22, 2008, making it 17 years and 8 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,292,906 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 17,565 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 373.6 upvotes per post across its 1,292,906 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.3. To reach the Hot section of r/sysadmin, posts typically need at least 7 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/sysadmin receive an average of 111.1 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, Thursday is the most active day with 22 posts reaching the top, while Sunday 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 2pm UTC (13 posts), 4pm UTC (12 posts), and 1pm UTC (10 posts). The quietest hours are 5am UTC, 10am UTC, and 7am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (11), Tuesday (16), Wednesday (18), Thursday (22), Friday (18), Saturday (9), Sunday (6) posts reaching the top.
r/sysadmin currently has 1,292,906 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 17,565 members (1.38%), averaging 586 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/sysadmin in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/sysadmin has gained 43,981 subscribers (3.52%). Since tracking began 669 days ago, the community has added 363,188 total subscribers.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 17,565 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin has 1,292,906 subscribers as of July 2026.
The best time to post on r/sysadmin is Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/sysadmin is experiencing strong growth, with 17,565 new members in the last 30 days.
r/sysadmin was created on October 22, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/sysadmin typically need at least 7 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/sysadmin is a Reddit community with 1,292,906 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A reddit dedicated to the profession of Computer System Administration." The best time to post on r/sysadmin is Thursdays 2pm-4pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 373.6 upvotes and 111.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 7. The subreddit is adding approximately 586 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/sysadmin is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,361 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-30 10:19:51