r/whatsthisbug peaks Tuesdays 11pm-1am UTC
r/whatsthisbug was created on August 31, 2010, making it 15 years and 8 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,229,755 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/whatsthisbug is steadily growing, with 5,103 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whatsthisbug shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 158.6 upvotes per post across its 1,229,755 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.06. To reach the Hot section of r/whatsthisbug, posts typically need at least 16 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/whatsthisbug receive an average of 9.1 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 100 top posts from the past week, Tuesday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Monday 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 11pm UTC (10 posts), 10pm UTC (9 posts), and 12pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 11am UTC, 8am UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (11), Tuesday (17), Wednesday (13), Thursday (14), Friday (13), Saturday (15), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/whatsthisbug currently has 1,229,755 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,103 members (0.42%), averaging 170 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/whatsthisbug in the top 10% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/whatsthisbug has gained 12,855 subscribers (1.06%). Since tracking began 641 days ago, the community has added 77,577 total subscribers.
r/whatsthisbug is steadily growing, with 5,103 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whatsthisbug has 1,229,755 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/whatsthisbug is Tuesdays 11pm-1am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/whatsthisbug is steadily growing, with 5,103 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whatsthisbug was created on August 31, 2010, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/whatsthisbug typically need at least 16 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/whatsthisbug is a Reddit community with 1,229,755 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Bug identification! All insects, spiders, crustaceans, etc. welcome!" The best time to post on r/whatsthisbug is Tuesdays 11pm-1am UTC. Posts receive an average of 158.6 upvotes and 9.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 16. The subreddit is adding approximately 170 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/whatsthisbug is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-11 16:13:02