r/nursing peaks Thursdays 12am-2am UTC
r/nursing was created on October 18, 2009, making it 16 years and 6 months old and one of the earliest subreddits on Reddit. With 1,115,423 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/nursing is steadily growing, with 5,775 new members in the last 30 days.
r/nursing shows very high engagement relative to its size, with an average of 1606.1 upvotes per post across its 1,115,423 members. The community is primarily content-consumption focused, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.12. To reach the Hot section of r/nursing, posts typically need at least 22 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/nursing receive an average of 189.1 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 20 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 9 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 12am UTC (9 posts), 9pm UTC (9 posts), and 2pm UTC (8 posts). The quietest hours are 11am UTC, 7am UTC, and 8am UTC, with only 1-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (16), Tuesday (11), Wednesday (12), Thursday (20), Friday (17), Saturday (9), Sunday (15) posts reaching the top.
r/nursing currently has 1,115,423 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 5,775 members (0.52%), averaging 186 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/nursing in the top 7% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/nursing has gained 20,271 subscribers (1.85%). Since tracking began 618 days ago, the community has added 313,791 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/nursing is steadily growing, with 5,775 new members in the last 30 days.
r/nursing has 1,115,423 subscribers as of April 2026.
The best time to post on r/nursing is Thursdays 12am-2am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/nursing is steadily growing, with 5,775 new members in the last 30 days.
r/nursing was created on October 18, 2009, making it 16 years old.
Posts on r/nursing typically need at least 22 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/nursing is a Reddit community with 1,115,423 subscribers. The best time to post on r/nursing is Thursdays 12am-2am UTC. Posts receive an average of 1606.1 upvotes and 189.1 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 22. The subreddit is adding approximately 186 new members each day. Founded 16 years ago, r/nursing is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,350 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-04-18 17:09:05