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Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 9 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 24%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
20 45%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
4 2%
Activity Rank #18,971 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#18,971 3,939
Top 25%
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.
30%
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.
60%

r/ainbow Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015050100150Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (58 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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
46%
10–99
36%
100–999
18%
1K+
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 38%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 13
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 551

r/ainbow Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 6 PM
Mon 9 PM
Tue 6 PM
Wed 12 AM
Thu 7 AM
Fri 3 AM
Sat 8 AM

r/ainbow Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Advice52 (25.1%)12
LGBT Issues39 (18.8%)28
Other35 (16.9%)4
Serious Discussion32 (15.5%)38
LGBT Self Promotion18 (8.7%)1
News14 (6.8%)46
Activism6 (2.9%)3
Selfie :snoo_smile:6 (2.9%)24
Coming Out5 (2.4%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

43%text posts

r/ainbow Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
gay
19 (8.7%)
104
trans
17 (7.8%)
402
queer
14 (6.4%)
304
people
13 (6.0%)
16414
lgbtq
12 (5.5%)
471
advice
10 (4.6%)
43
know
10 (4.6%)
186

r/ainbow Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
medium.com115
youtu.be66
youtube.com45

r/ainbow Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

A study on non-binary people had 38% of people respond that they are AMAB. If you don't notice any, that just says something about the communities you are a part of.

551 upvotes 32 comments image Jul 19

🇯🇵 Japan Is Launching Its First National Plan to Promote Understanding of LGBTQ+ People and of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

400 upvotes 1 comments image Jul 2

Portugal. The Man launches new record label for Queer and Trans bands: PortuGAY

251 upvotes 7 comments image Jul 8

Not knowing that there are other people like you out there is incredibly difficult, and quite a lot of society is geared around you not finding out

204 upvotes 5 comments image Jul 22

Remember that your experiences are not universal. Fights for rights have not been the same everywhere, and have not had the same results or reactions everywhere.

196 upvotes 14 comments image Jul 15

Here is your regular reminder that your bodies can still be fragile in unexpected ways. Please do not put duct tape around bones that could break, or on loose skin that could rip.

196 upvotes 5 comments image Jul 21

It’s so blatantly clear but so hard to accept

195 upvotes 17 comments image Jul 14

Until the regret rate starts to approach 50% we should be actively encourging everyone who thinks about to transition and do surgery. Doing anything else is sacrificing trans lives for the comfort of cis people.

190 upvotes 8 comments image Jul 13

Let trans people be at peace..

189 upvotes 2 comments image Jul 20

Rival Lesbian Nuns Decided To Quit the Convent and Later Marry Each Other: 'Our Sexuality and Our Faith Should Not Be Separated'

186 upvotes 7 comments link Jul 13

r/ainbow Audience Overlap

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r/ainbow FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/ainbow is most active on Mondays around 9 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/ainbow?

r/ainbow averages 7 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/ainbow get?

Posts on r/ainbow average about 20 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/ainbow get most?

On r/ainbow, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts