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r/consulting stats

r/consulting has 387,497 members and gets about 1.6 new posts a day. The best time to post is Tuesday around 9am US Eastern.

Members
387K
Posts per day
1.6
Avg comments
47.5
Created
2009

From the subreddit: A community for consultants across industries.

Best time to post on r/consulting

When this month's top 55 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

  1. #1

    Tue 9am

  2. #2

    Thu 6am

  3. #3

    Fri 2pm

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Who buys on r/consulting

People hiring developers, designers and writers, and freelancers swapping clients and referrals.

Useful for business consultants.

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Common questions

r/consulting has 387,497 members, read from Reddit on October 27, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Tuesday around 9am US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 1.6 new posts a day, and a new post averages 47.5 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/consulting 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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