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r/animation stats
r/animation has 2,007,307 members and gets about 74.9 new posts a day. The best time to post is Saturday around 10am US Eastern.
- Members
- 2.0M
- Posts per day
- 74.9
- Avg comments
- 4.7
- Created
- 2008
From the subreddit: News, Shorts, and Everything Else in the World of Animation
Best time to post on r/animation
When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Sat 10am
- #2
Sat 6am
- #3
Mon 11pm
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Top posts this month
- My ‘Woke up late’ shot & breakdown!▲ 7K
- Commissioned this animation of a character from my game for 60€, ended up paying double because I felt the artist over-delivered.▲ 6K
- Snippets from my fully cel animated short film that’s occupied the last year of my life▲ 6K
- Death comes to collect by moro_production▲ 5K
- What is your favorite instance of "breaking a 3D character rig to make it look right at an angle"?▲ 5K
Who buys on r/animation
Couples and businesses looking for photographers, videographers and event vendors.
Find buyers in r/animation
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Common questions
r/animation has 2,007,307 members, read from Reddit on October 27, 2026.
Based on when this month's top posts went up, Saturday around 10am US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.
It gets about 74.9 new posts a day, and a new post averages 4.7 comments.
Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.
Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/animation for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.
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