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Averages 21 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Saturdays around 9 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
21 9%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
11 4%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
12 14%
Activity Rank #7,040 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#7,040 667
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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.
8%
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.
29%

r/AskEconomics Traffic & Engagement

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

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Peak Day Tuesday

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. 43%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 9
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.3K

r/AskEconomics Most Active Times

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r/AskEconomics Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Approved Answers243 (100.0%)25

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%text posts

r/AskEconomics Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
economic
61 (9.2%)
812
economy
57 (8.6%)
910
economics
56 (8.4%)
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debt
50 (7.5%)
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inflation
45 (6.8%)
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economists
35 (5.3%)
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money
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work
24 (3.6%)
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market
23 (3.5%)
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actually
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r/AskEconomics Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/AskEconomics Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Did a new study published by researchers at Yale really find that by adopting s single payer healthcare system, the US could save 114,000 lives annually and save over a trillion dollars annually?

1.3K upvotes 141 comments text Aug 11

Why are Hong Kong and Singapore such extraordinary outliers among former non-settler British colonies, and how important was their Chinese population?

238 upvotes 92 comments text Aug 31

why does japan which is one of the best nations in robotics and high technology falls behind in the AI race? why do we rarely see Japan in the AI race? what could be the factors?

137 upvotes 49 comments text Aug 7

Does the rest of the world benefit from the US having a largely private healthcare system?

136 upvotes 40 comments text Aug 20

Treasury Secretary Bessent says "we can grow our way out" of $40 trillion US national debt with tariffs and economic growth. What are your thoughts how is this possible?

132 upvotes 126 comments text Aug 23

"Big Tech stole $35 trillion" - Yanis Varoufakis, is any of this true?

130 upvotes 35 comments text Aug 27

What are the odds that the United States looks back at the next 10 years and says “wow, we really turned it around”?

129 upvotes 110 comments text Aug 30

Why do low profit margin companies exist?

120 upvotes 90 comments text Aug 18

If the U.S. poverty line ~$15,000/year is outdated, what is the real minimum income needed to live, and how many Americans are below it?

111 upvotes 64 comments text Aug 19

With the US national debt hitting $40 trillion, how can the government realistically pay it off?

106 upvotes 106 comments text Aug 21

r/AskEconomics Audience Overlap

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r/AskEconomics FAQ

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

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

How active is r/AskEconomics?

r/AskEconomics averages 21 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/AskEconomics get?

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

What kind of posts does r/AskEconomics get most?

On r/AskEconomics, most posts are text posts (100%)