Hiring & operations

r/productivity stats

r/productivity has 4,262,748 members and gets about 11.3 new posts a day. The best time to post is Thursday around 4am US Eastern.

Members
4.3M
Posts per day
11.3
Avg comments
15.6
Created
2008

From the subreddit: Tips and tricks for being more productive!

Best time to post on r/productivity

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

  1. #1

    Thu 4am

  2. #2

    Tue 6am

  3. #3

    Tue 9pm

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Top posts this month

Who buys on r/productivity

Managers asking about recruiters, HR software, project tools and operations help.

Useful for virtual assistants and Notion consultants.

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Common questions

r/productivity has 4,262,748 members, read from Reddit on October 27, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Thursday around 4am US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 11.3 new posts a day, and a new post averages 15.6 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/productivity 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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