r/whatsthisplant peaks Sundays 1pm-3pm UTC
r/whatsthisplant was created on May 21, 2011, making it 15 years and 3 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,795,368 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/whatsthisplant is steadily growing, with 12,677 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whatsthisplant shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 267.9 upvotes per post across its 1,795,368 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.14. To reach the Hot section of r/whatsthisplant, posts typically need at least 15 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/whatsthisplant receive an average of 38.3 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, Sunday is the most active day with 17 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 7 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 1pm UTC (10 posts), 4pm UTC (8 posts), and 2am UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 10am UTC, 9am UTC, and 7am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (7), Wednesday (16), Thursday (17), Friday (12), Saturday (15), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/whatsthisplant currently has 1,795,368 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 12,677 members (0.71%), averaging 396 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/whatsthisplant in the top 5% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/whatsthisplant has gained 46,259 subscribers (2.64%). Since tracking began 631 days ago, the community has added 523,537 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/whatsthisplant is steadily growing, with 12,677 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whatsthisplant has 1,795,368 subscribers as of August 2026.
The best time to post on r/whatsthisplant is Sundays 1pm-3pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/whatsthisplant is steadily growing, with 12,677 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whatsthisplant was created on May 21, 2011, making it 15 years old.
Posts on r/whatsthisplant typically need at least 15 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/whatsthisplant is a Reddit community with 1,795,368 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A community of plant enthusiasts where anyone can upload photos of plant(s) they would like identified. Everyone is encouraged to help each other identify plants." The best time to post on r/whatsthisplant is Sundays 1pm-3pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 267.9 upvotes and 38.3 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 15. The subreddit is adding approximately 396 new members each day. Founded 15 years ago, r/whatsthisplant is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,367 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-07-24 19:22:56