r/theyknew peaks Tuesdays 5pm-7pm UTC
r/theyknew was created on January 03, 2016, making it 10 years and 2 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 728,265 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/theyknew is steadily growing, with 2,114 new members in the last 30 days.
r/theyknew shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 646.9 upvotes per post across its 728,265 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.03. To reach the Hot section of r/theyknew, posts typically need at least 11 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/theyknew receive an average of 16.4 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 39 top posts from the past week, Tuesday is the most active day with 8 posts reaching the top, while Monday sees the least activity with 4 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 5pm UTC (5 posts), 7pm UTC (4 posts), and 11am UTC (3 posts). The quietest hours are 9am UTC, 9pm UTC, and 2pm UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (4), Tuesday (8), Wednesday (4), Thursday (6), Friday (5), Saturday (5), Sunday (7) posts reaching the top.
r/theyknew currently has 728,265 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 2,114 members (0.29%), averaging 64 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/theyknew in the top 17% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/theyknew has gained 6,284 subscribers (0.87%). Since tracking began 592 days ago, the community has added 86,586 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/theyknew is steadily growing, with 2,114 new members in the last 30 days.
r/theyknew has 728,265 subscribers as of March 2026.
The best time to post on r/theyknew is Tuesdays 5pm-7pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/theyknew is steadily growing, with 2,114 new members in the last 30 days.
r/theyknew was created on January 03, 2016, making it 10 years old.
Posts on r/theyknew typically need at least 11 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/theyknew is a Reddit community with 728,265 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This Subreddit is dedicated to circumstances where you think the people who did/made something "knew" that it would be considered in a way that is inappropriate." The best time to post on r/theyknew is Tuesdays 5pm-7pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 646.9 upvotes and 16.4 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 11. The subreddit is adding approximately 64 new members each day. Founded 10 years ago, r/theyknew is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,347 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-03-22 06:07:36