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r/Futurology stats

r/Futurology has 21,720,737 members and gets about 13.1 new posts a day. The best time to post is Sunday around 1pm US Eastern.

Members
21.7M
Posts per day
13.1
Avg comments
152.2
Created
2011

From the subreddit: A subreddit devoted to the field of Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about the development of humanity, technology, and civilization. -------- You can also find us in the fediverse at - https://futurology.today

Best time to post on r/Futurology

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

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    Sun 1pm

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    Wed 1pm

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Who buys on r/Futurology

Readers following technology, programming and science. Good for developer tools, consumer tech and education products.

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Common questions

r/Futurology has 21,720,737 members, read from Reddit on October 28, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Sunday around 1pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 13.1 new posts a day, and a new post averages 152.2 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/Futurology 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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