Tech, science & learning
r/mac stats
r/mac has 3,066,365 members and gets about 152.6 new posts a day. The best time to post is Wednesday around 8pm US Eastern.
- Members
- 3.1M
- Posts per day
- 152.6
- Avg comments
- 17.6
- Created
- 2008
From the subreddit: The community for everything related to Apple's Mac computers!
Best time to post on r/mac
When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Wed 8pm
- #2
Sun 1pm
- #3
Wed 1pm
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Top posts this month
- how do you clear laptop speaker holes?▲ 2K
- Will my Mac be able to run Golden Gate?▲ 1K
- RemoveMacAI strips AI models from macOS, freeing up 12GB+ of storage and prevent them from being downloaded again, even across OS updates.▲ 1K
- I'm scared wtff do I do▲ 1K
- Amazing!▲ 1K
Who buys on r/mac
Readers following technology, programming and science. Good for developer tools, consumer tech and education products.
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Common questions
r/mac has 3,066,365 members, read from Reddit on October 29, 2026.
Based on when this month's top posts went up, Wednesday around 8pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.
It gets about 152.6 new posts a day, and a new post averages 17.6 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/mac 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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