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These draw mostly separate crowds, only 9% overlap. Posting in both buys reach, not repetition, since the crowds barely overlap.
9% of r/ask's audience also follows r/askanything
| Metric | ask | askanything | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posts / Day | 53 | 367 | 7× |
| Avg Upvotes | 15 | 9 | 67% |
| Avg Comments | 23 | 37 | 61% |
| Activity Rank | #2,393 Top 5% | #98 Top 1% | 2,295 |
| Low-Reply Rate | 37% | 19% | 18% |
Posting volume over time
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Post format
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r/askanything
Both are discussion-first, mostly text posts.
Upvote distribution
Among upvoted posts Among posts that received upvotes
2–9 10–99 100–999 1K+
r/ask
r/askanything
Most upvoted posts land in 10–99 on r/ask vs 2–9 on r/askanything.
Peak activity
Busiest day + peak hour · UTC Busiest day for each sub, with peak hour. Times in UTC.
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r/ask
3 PM
r/askanything
4 PM
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r/ask
3 PM
r/askanything
4 PM
r/ask peaks Friday afternoons and r/askanything peaks Monday 4 PM UTC, 73 hours apart.