SubTrends

Averages 13 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 10 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (80%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
13 14%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
2 33%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
1 63%
Activity Rank #11,724 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#11,724 1,550
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.
87%
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.
93%

r/Alternativerock Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes010203002468Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Short (45 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

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
93%
10–99
7%
100–999
0%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 26%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 32

r/Alternativerock Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 7 AM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 7 PM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/Alternativerock Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Fresh Song164 (43.6%)1
Song126 (33.5%)2
Discussion44 (11.7%)3
Album30 (8.0%)1
News5 (1.3%)1
Interview 4 (1.1%)1
Review3 (0.8%)3

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

80%link posts

r/Alternativerock Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
rock
45 (12.0%)
23
video
33 (8.8%)
20
music
28 (7.5%)
35
band
23 (6.1%)
10
official
23 (6.1%)
30
alternative
23 (6.1%)
21
song
22 (5.8%)
22
alt
18 (4.8%)
25
live
14 (3.7%)
10
single
13 (3.5%)
10

r/Alternativerock Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/Alternativerock Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Alternativerock Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/Alternativerock FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Alternativerock is most active on Wednesdays around 10 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Alternativerock?

r/Alternativerock averages 13 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Alternativerock get?

Posts on r/Alternativerock average about 2 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Alternativerock get most?

On r/Alternativerock, most posts are link posts (80%)