r/whiskey peaks Fridays 10pm-12am UTC
r/whiskey was created on June 11, 2009, making it 16 years and 11 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 286,946 members, this is a mid-size community that has built a substantial following and typically sees consistent daily activity.
r/whiskey is steadily growing, with 1,803 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whiskey shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 84.8 upvotes per post across its 286,946 members. The community is moderately discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.35. To reach the Hot section of r/whiskey, posts typically need at least 13 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/whiskey receive an average of 29.3 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, Friday is the most active day with 22 posts reaching the top, while Tuesday sees the least activity with 11 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 10pm UTC (12 posts), 9pm UTC (11 posts), and 8pm UTC (9 posts). The quietest hours are 3am UTC, 12pm UTC, and 6am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (12), Tuesday (11), Wednesday (11), Thursday (18), Friday (22), Saturday (14), Sunday (12) posts reaching the top.
r/whiskey currently has 286,946 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 1,803 members (0.63%), averaging 58 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/whiskey in the top 6% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/whiskey has gained 5,261 subscribers (1.87%). Since tracking began 636 days ago, the community has added 31,141 total subscribers.
r/whiskey is steadily growing, with 1,803 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whiskey has 286,946 subscribers as of May 2026.
The best time to post on r/whiskey is Fridays 10pm-12am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/whiskey is steadily growing, with 1,803 new members in the last 30 days.
r/whiskey was created on June 11, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/whiskey typically need at least 13 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/whiskey is a Reddit community with 286,946 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Hi and welcome to r/whiskey! A place where we discuss, review, and read articles about whiskey. Any style goes, including Bourbon, Scotch, Rye, Wheat, Canadian, Irish, White Dogs, and everything..." The best time to post on r/whiskey is Fridays 10pm-12am UTC. Posts receive an average of 84.8 upvotes and 29.3 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 13. The subreddit is adding approximately 58 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/whiskey is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,351 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-05-06 15:25:18