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Best time to post on r/smallbusiness

A live heatmap of when r/smallbusiness's top 100 posts of the past year were submitted. The brightest cells are the windows when this community engages most.

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What this means for posting in r/smallbusiness

r/smallbusiness skews toward US-based brick-and-mortar and service businesses, with peak activity during US business hours (14:00-22:00 UTC) and lower weekend traffic. The audience is older on average than tech-focused subs, which shifts engagement patterns toward consistent weekday browsing rather than evening surges. Tuesday-Thursday posts tend to outperform Monday or Friday submissions, which often get lost in mode-shift behavior at the start and end of the workweek.

Times above are UTC — the heatmap reflects the trailing 12 months of top posts, so it captures long-term patterns rather than this week's activity. Have questions about how this works? See the main tool page for FAQs.

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