SubTrends

Averages 520 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (59%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
520 8%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
7 17%
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 6%
Activity Rank #45 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 1%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#45 Top 1% 8
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.
3%
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.
56%

r/AskDocs Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0200400600800051015Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (49 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.

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81%
10–99
13%
100–999
5%
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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. 20%
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. 4.3K

r/AskDocs Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 9 PM
Tue 6 PM
Wed 5 PM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 4 PM
Sat 9 PM

r/AskDocs Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Physician Responded4.2K (100.0%)22

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

59%text posts

r/AskDocs Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
pain
1.1K (6.9%)
22
help
812 (5.2%)
63
need
485 (3.1%)
54
normal
408 (2.6%)
33
please
381 (2.4%)
64
back
358 (2.3%)
32
blood
351 (2.3%)
94
old
348 (2.2%)
195
male
344 (2.2%)
165
skin
342 (2.2%)
63

r/AskDocs Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/AskDocs Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/AskDocs Audience Overlap

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r/AskDocs FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/AskDocs is most active on Tuesdays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/AskDocs?

r/AskDocs averages 520 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/AskDocs get?

Posts on r/AskDocs average about 7 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/AskDocs get most?

On r/AskDocs, most posts are text posts (59%)