r/bdsm peaks Saturdays 6pm-8pm UTC
r/bdsm was created on June 26, 2008, making it 17 years and 10 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,369,654 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/bdsm is experiencing strong growth, with 21,663 new members in the last 30 days.
r/bdsm shows moderate engagement relative to its size, with an average of 274.6 upvotes per post across its 1,369,654 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.03. To reach the Hot section of r/bdsm, posts typically need at least 40 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/bdsm receive an average of 7.8 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 68 top posts from the past week, Saturday is the most active day with 15 posts reaching the top, while Thursday sees the least activity with 5 posts. Weekend activity tends to outpace weekdays, suggesting a more leisure-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 6pm UTC (7 posts), 7am UTC (6 posts), and 1pm UTC (5 posts). The quietest hours are 2am UTC, 11pm UTC, and 11am UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (12), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (7), Thursday (5), Friday (12), Saturday (15), Sunday (8) posts reaching the top.
r/bdsm currently has 1,369,654 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 21,663 members (1.61%), averaging 699 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/bdsm in the top 2% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/bdsm has gained 69,214 subscribers (5.32%). Since tracking began 618 days ago, the community has added 245,114 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/bdsm is experiencing strong growth, with 21,663 new members in the last 30 days.
r/bdsm has 1,369,654 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/bdsm is Saturdays 6pm-8pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/bdsm is experiencing strong growth, with 21,663 new members in the last 30 days.
r/bdsm was created on June 26, 2008, making it 17 years old.
Posts on r/bdsm typically need at least 40 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/bdsm is a Reddit community with 1,369,654 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "Welcome to /r/BDSM, a hub for media and discussion." The best time to post on r/bdsm is Saturdays 6pm-8pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 274.6 upvotes and 7.8 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 40. The subreddit is adding approximately 699 new members each day. Founded 17 years ago, r/bdsm is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,350 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-18 19:40:50