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r/IAmA

Event-drivenHumour & internetCreated May 27, 2009

Guests answer questions about their work, experiences, and expertise.

693.2Kweekly visitors · 28-day average, observed Aug 25, 2026
22.5Mmembers · observed Jul 28, 2026
967contributions · week of Jul 27, 2026
Since 2021membership records in the public showcase

Fixed weekly detail

Weekly activity in r/IAmA

Compare complete weeks of contributions and contributors across their displayed periods.

Weekly contributionsPublic posts plus comments, r/IAmA
latest 967week of Jul 27, 202652-week average 1.3K
0908.51.8K2.7K3.6KAug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Jul 26Weekly contributionspeak 3.2K · Mar 16, 202601.8K3.6KAug 25Feb 26Jul 26peak 3.2K · Mar 16, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total. Weeks of Aug 4, 2025Jul 27, 2026.

Weekly contributorsUnique accounts contributing, r/IAmA
latest 220week of Jun 22, 202652-week average 613.3
0458.8917.61.4K1.8KJun 25Sep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Weekly contributorspeak 1.6K · Sep 29, 20250917.61.8KJun 25Dec 25Jun 26peak 1.6K · Sep 29, 2025

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total. Weeks of Jun 30, 2025Jun 22, 2026.

Event-drivenActivity pattern

Activity in r/IAmA is concentrated in bursts, with less consistent timing across years. This suggests event-driven activity; it does not identify a specific cause.

Activity range
4.21×
Busiest four-week period relative to the quietest, after removing the trend. A ratio of 2.5× or more indicates concentrated activity.
Seasonal similarity
0.03
Similarity to the average weekly pattern of the previous three years, from −1 to 1. A score of 0.60 or higher supports a seasonal pattern.
Trend
Not shown
Trend figures are omitted for concentrated activity because their value depends heavily on where the busy period falls.

Reach and participation

Visitors and contributions

Compare audience reach with participation over the shared period. Visitor counts are smoothed over 28 days, so short bursts can appear later and less sharply.

Reach × participationWeekly visitors and weekly contributions, one timeline
Visitors · left scaleContributions · right scale
486K685K884K3681.8K3.2KSep 25Dec 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26Weekly visitorsWeekly contributions486K685K884K3681.8K3.2KSep 25Feb 26Aug 26

Historical comparison through Aug 2, 2026. Visitors are a 28-day average; contributions are complete Monday–Sunday UTC totals. The two lines use separate scales, so compare their timing and direction rather than their heights.

The long view

Membership over time

Monthly member counts for r/IAmA, from the first available month shown below.

Membership since 2021Members over time, r/IAmA
22.5M+1.6% since Sep 21
22.1M22.3M22.5MSep 21Dec 22Feb 24May 25Jul 26Members22.1M22.3M22.5MSep 21Feb 24Jul 26

Latest available reading in each month. The vertical axis follows the observed range and does not start at zero.

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