r/RetroFuturism peaks Saturdays 8pm-10pm UTC
r/RetroFuturism was created on December 22, 2009, making it 16 years and 4 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,360,239 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/RetroFuturism is steadily growing, with 3,900 new members in the last 30 days.
r/RetroFuturism shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 356.5 upvotes per post across its 1,360,239 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.08. To reach the Hot section of r/RetroFuturism, posts typically need at least 28 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/RetroFuturism receive an average of 28.6 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 35 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 12 posts reaching the top, while Wednesday sees the least activity with 1 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 8pm UTC (6 posts), 8am UTC (4 posts), and 7pm UTC (3 posts). The quietest hours are 6pm UTC, 1am UTC, and 10am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (5), Tuesday (4), Wednesday (1), Thursday (3), Friday (8), Saturday (12), Sunday (2) posts reaching the top.
r/RetroFuturism currently has 1,360,239 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 3,900 members (0.29%), averaging 126 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/RetroFuturism in the top 15% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/RetroFuturism has gained 12,215 subscribers (0.91%). Since tracking began 618 days ago, the community has added 251,413 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/RetroFuturism is steadily growing, with 3,900 new members in the last 30 days.
r/RetroFuturism has 1,360,239 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/RetroFuturism is Saturdays 8pm-10pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/RetroFuturism is steadily growing, with 3,900 new members in the last 30 days.
r/RetroFuturism was created on December 22, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/RetroFuturism typically need at least 28 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/RetroFuturism is a Reddit community with 1,360,239 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "This subreddit focuses on the futurist visions of eras past. However posts may also contain contemporary art with a retrofuturist theme. Futurism was born out of humanity's sudden thrust into..." The best time to post on r/RetroFuturism is Saturdays 8pm-10pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 356.5 upvotes and 28.6 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 28. The subreddit is adding approximately 126 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/RetroFuturism is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,350 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-18 16:46:47