Marketing & growth
Best time to post in r/GrowthHacking
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/GrowthHacking are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that allows both text and link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 285 recent posts, an estimated 99% were still up about a day later.
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The best and worst hours to post in r/GrowthHacking
In our sample of 689 recent and top r/GrowthHacking posts, activity and scores peak around Monday 5am UTC, and are weakest around Monday 7pm UTC. Based on posts sampled through Sep 4, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.
- Window 1
Mon around 5am
avg score 34.8 · 4 posts sampled
- Window 2
Wed around 10pm
avg score 16.5 · 6 posts sampled
- Window 3
Fri around 9am
avg score 10 · 9 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
99%
of 285 recent r/GrowthHacking posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.
How this is measured
Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 5, 2026.
r/GrowthHacking rules: what actually gets removed
Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.
1.Don't Share Gated Content
Enforcement variesPlease don't block content behind a paywall or an opt-in.
2.No Self-Promotion
Enforcement variesIf you are sharing your blog post, product, podcast or video, make sure you have at least 100 Community Karma by engaging in the community. Low-value or low-effort posts will be deleted. Write unique summaries while sharing your blog, podcast or videos.
3.SaaS Products and Tools
Enforcement variesIf you're a founder or employee or marketer of a SaaS product looking to promote your tools, seek permission from the mod.
4.Seek Permission for Survey / Feedback / Beta Testing / Review
Enforcement variesIf you're asking members to participate in any Surveys / Feedback / Reviews / Beta Testing, ask permission of the moderator if you're collecting contact details of our members or asking them to DM. Also promoting your private groups / communities in the subreddit is not encouraged.
5.Link love for original and exclusive content
Enforcement variesIf you share a piece of original content, then you can link to your website or social media profile at the end of the post (one link only). This is allowed after you have 100 Community Karma.
6.We Discourage Black-hat Tactics
Enforced automaticallyInappropriate content is automatically filtered by Reddit. We don't endorse black-hat marketing tools or tactics, if found, they will be deleted.
7.Stay Topical
Enforcement variesIf posts are not oriented towards growth marketing/hacking, they will be removed.
8.No Crowdsourcing Ideas
Enforcement variesHire a consultant if you want someone to think of ways to grow your startup. This community is about sharing what experiments you have already run and the results. It is not for getting free ideas, consultation or suggestions for your product.
9.Publish job posts under the jobs thread
Enforcement variesHere's the link to the job thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/GrowthHacking/comments/ozqyvn/growth_marketing_job_thread_august_2021/
10.Avoid links from banned sites
Enforcement variesLinks from TikTok and ProductHunt are banned unless approved by the mod team. Do not post anything related to any business that is offering Growth Hacking courses, training, mentorship, job boards, events, communities, etc.
11.Always be kind and respectful
Enforcement variesUnlike other subreddits, at r/GrowthHacking we strongly encourage members to always be kind and respectful. If you try to throw shade and negativity, you will be banned.
r/GrowthHacking does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.
Can you self-promote in r/GrowthHacking?
No. r/GrowthHacking bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No Self-Promotion: If you are sharing your blog post, product, podcast or video, make sure you have at least 100 Community Karma by engaging". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
r/GrowthHacking by the numbers
- Members
- 156K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 8
- 60 comments / day
- Community age
- 13 years
- since Dec 4, 2012
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 characters | 8% | 0% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/GrowthHacking
Self-promotion
r/GrowthHacking bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/GrowthHacking publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.
Wondering about a post that already disappeared? Start with why Reddit posts get removed or run the free shadowban check.
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r/GrowthHacking posting questions
Can I post links in r/GrowthHacking?
Yes. r/GrowthHacking accepts link posts. The usual sitewide traps still apply: URL shorteners, affiliate parameters, and brand-new domains get filtered fast, and promotional links are judged against the sub's self-promo rules. One clean link to the original source is the safe pattern.
Does r/GrowthHacking require karma to post?
r/GrowthHacking does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.
Can you self-promote in r/GrowthHacking?
No. r/GrowthHacking bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No Self-Promotion: If you are sharing your blog post, product, podcast or video, make sure you have at least 100 Community Karma by engaging". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
Is r/GrowthHacking strict?
Moderate, by our estimate (26/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 11 rules, and its stated gates). About 1% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.
What is the best time to post in r/GrowthHacking?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Monday 5am UTC and Wednesday 10pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.
Why do posts get removed in r/GrowthHacking?
The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 1% of r/GrowthHacking posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.
Rules last checked Sep 2, 2026
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