SubTrends

Averages 250 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 4 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (65%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
250 11%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
66 6%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
12 4%
Activity Rank #185 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 1%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#185 Top 1% 33
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
12%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
36%

r/3Dprinting Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (45 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
56%
10–99
24%
100–999
16%
1K+
4%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 35%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 19.7K

r/3Dprinting Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 4 PM
Thu 11 AM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/3Dprinting Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Troubleshooting2.0K (26.0%)9
Question1.9K (24.4%)14
Project1.8K (23.2%)130
Discussion677 (8.7%)71
Free Model521 (6.7%)62
Print (model not provided)283 (3.7%)183
News160 (2.1%)66
Hardware136 (1.8%)51
Paid Model110 (1.4%)95
Meme Monday50 (0.6%)1.2K

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

65%image posts

r/3Dprinting Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
print
745 (9.6%)
3711
help
586 (7.6%)
36
printing
562 (7.3%)
9816
printed
450 (5.8%)
18117
printer
383 (5.0%)
12517
filament
360 (4.7%)
12217
first
281 (3.6%)
13713
need
280 (3.6%)
47
model
254 (3.3%)
115
prints
225 (2.9%)
1912

r/3Dprinting Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com5713
makerworld.com381
youtu.be2813
printables.com142
imgur.com132
cults3d.com91
instagram.com31
github.com30
i.imgur.com31
bondtech.se388

r/3Dprinting Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/3Dprinting Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/3Dprinting FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/3Dprinting?

Based on posting volume, r/3Dprinting is most active on Wednesdays around 4 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/3Dprinting?

r/3Dprinting averages 250 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/3Dprinting get?

Posts on r/3Dprinting average about 66 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/3Dprinting get most?

On r/3Dprinting, most posts are image posts (65%)