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Averages 6 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 7 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (56%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
6 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
11 52%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 25%
Activity Rank #20,522 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.
#20,522 184
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.
28%
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.
67%

r/AmericanHistory Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510150204060Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Medium (116 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.

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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. 73%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 6
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 205

r/AmericanHistory Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 PM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 7 AM
Wed 6 PM
Thu 10 AM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 8 PM

r/AmericanHistory Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
South7 (43.8%)11
North6 (37.5%)12
Discussion3 (18.8%)6

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

57%image posts

r/AmericanHistory Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
september
26 (13.7%)
52
otd
19 (10.0%)
41
american
19 (10.0%)
132
brazilian
15 (7.9%)
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first
14 (7.4%)
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brazil
14 (7.4%)
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que
13 (6.8%)
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president
11 (5.8%)
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war
10 (5.3%)
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apellidos
10 (5.3%)
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r/AmericanHistory Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
en.wikipedia.org155
youtube.com71
youtu.be62
i.imgur.com323

r/AmericanHistory Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

The imperial crown worn by Dom Pedro I of Brazil during the transfer of the emperor's body from Portugal to Brazil under the care and custody of the Armed Forces in 1972, during the ceremony of the 150th anniversary of independence

205 upvotes 15 comments image Sep 8

Mexican cavalry guidon used during the Mexican-American War, 1847

138 upvotes 6 comments image Sep 12

Zumbi dos Palmares (1655–1695) was the leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares, a Brazilian community led by escaped slaves that fought against the Portuguese colonizers.

129 upvotes 11 comments image Sep 18

Can someone explain why this magazine cover may be offensive?

91 upvotes 100 comments image Sep 21

Tim Lopes (1950–2002) was a Brazilian investigative journalist who was working on a documentary about drug trafficking and child sexual abuse in Rio's favelas before being brutally murdered by the cartel Comando Vermelho.

78 upvotes 1 comments image Sep 30

Luiz Gama (1831–1882) was a Brazilian abolitionist who played a key role in the campaign for the abolition of slavery in late 19th century Brazil.

67 upvotes 3 comments image Sep 19

Donald Trump’s immediate reaction to the 9/11 attacks was to brag that his building was now the tallest in downtown Manhattan after the Twin Towers collapsed.

64 upvotes 24 comments image Sep 12

The Brazilian military dictatorship planned to invade Uruguay if the leftist Broad Front won the 1971 elections.

57 upvotes 4 comments image Sep 24

Institutional anti-Chinese racism in the Dominican Republic

56 upvotes 9 comments image Sep 9

Tuíre Kayapó, an Indian warrior from the Amazon in Brazil, threatens with her machete the representative of the hydroelectric company Eletronorte, who wanted to privatize and exploit the Xingu River, severely reducing its flow (up to 85%) and fishing in the area. 1989

47 upvotes 6 comments image Sep 8

r/AmericanHistory Audience Overlap

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r/AmericanHistory FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/AmericanHistory is most active on Tuesdays around 7 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/AmericanHistory?

r/AmericanHistory averages 6 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/AmericanHistory get?

Posts on r/AmericanHistory average about 11 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/AmericanHistory get most?

On r/AmericanHistory, most posts are image posts (56%)