r/law peaks Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC
r/law was created on February 18, 2008, making it 18 years and 2 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 2,158,113 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/law is steadily growing, with 21,336 new members in the last 30 days.
r/law shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 2954.5 upvotes per post across its 2,158,113 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.07. To reach the Hot section of r/law, posts typically need at least 149 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/law receive an average of 203.0 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, Thursday is the most active day with 26 posts reaching the top, while Sunday sees the least activity with 8 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 4pm UTC (14 posts), 5pm UTC (10 posts), and 6pm UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 7am UTC, 11am UTC, and 5am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (9), Tuesday (20), Wednesday (14), Thursday (26), Friday (12), Saturday (11), Sunday (8) posts reaching the top.
r/law currently has 2,158,113 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 21,336 members (1.0%), averaging 688 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/law in the top 3% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/law has gained 133,753 subscribers (6.61%). Since tracking began 618 days ago, the community has added 1,832,445 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/law is steadily growing, with 21,336 new members in the last 30 days.
r/law has 2,158,113 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/law is Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/law is steadily growing, with 21,336 new members in the last 30 days.
r/law was created on February 18, 2008, making it 18 years old.
Posts on r/law typically need at least 149 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/law is a Reddit community with 2,158,113 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "A place to discuss developments in the law and the legal profession." The best time to post on r/law is Thursdays 4pm-6pm UTC. Posts receive an average of 2954.5 upvotes and 203.0 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 149. The subreddit is adding approximately 688 new members each day. Founded 18 years ago, r/law is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,350 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-18 20:12:20