5.6K posts analyzed Updated Jul 2026
Averages 181 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Thursdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (100%).
r/askscience Traffic & Engagement r/askscience Traffic & Engagement
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Upvote Distribution
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r/askscience Most Active Times When r/askscience Is Most Active
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r/askscience Flair Performance r/askscience Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Sciences | 3.7K (65.6%) | 2 |
| Medicine | 518 (9.2%) | 1 |
| Physics | 376 (6.7%) | 2 |
| Biology | 349 (6.2%) | 38 |
| Human Body | 171 (3.0%) | 11 |
| Astronomy | 126 (2.2%) | 16 |
| Chemistry | 102 (1.8%) | 10 |
| Planetary Sci. | 59 (1.1%) | 5 |
| Neuroscience | 56 (1.0%) | 4 |
| Psychology | 43 (0.8%) | 1 |
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r/askscience Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/askscience
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| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| every | 1.3K (23.3%) | 1 | 0 |
| better | 1.2K (20.9%) | 1 | 0 |
| recover | 814 (14.5%) | 1 | 0 |
| day | 737 (13.1%) | 1 | 0 |
| wellness | 635 (11.3%) | 1 | 0 |
| train | 635 (11.3%) | 1 | 0 |
| power | 561 (10.0%) | 1 | 0 |
| mind | 542 (9.7%) | 1 | 0 |
| fuel | 512 (9.1%) | 1 | 0 |
| starts | 510 (9.1%) | 1 | 0 |
r/askscience Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/askscience
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This community doesn't link off-site.
Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.
r/askscience Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/askscience
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Do wild animals have free time? What do they do with it?
Does Voyager 1 even give us any interesting information anymore?
Does everything that we consider to be "alive" - not just plants and animals, but all protists, fungus, bacteria, archaea, etc. - have DNA?
What is the benefit of explosive diarrhea?
What happened with the acid rain scare of the 1980s?
What is actually happening in the 5 to 10 seconds when I absolutely cannot do another rep at the gym, take that extremely short rest, and then can lift again?
I read that cyclosporiasis is exclusively spread by the fecal-oral route. How exactly does produce get contaminated with human feces?
Why are (most?) fats yellow?
Why can’t a snake be both venomous and a constricting type?
Why is Ebola a Class IV Biosafety Level virus?
r/askscience Audience Overlap r/askscience Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
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r/askscience FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/askscience
What's the best time to post on r/askscience?
Based on posting volume, r/askscience is most active on Thursdays around 9 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/askscience?
r/askscience averages 181 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/askscience get?
Posts on r/askscience average about 5 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/askscience get most?
On r/askscience, most posts are text posts (100%)