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Averages 50 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (78%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
50 12%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
199 3%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
44 12%
Activity Rank #2,386 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#2,386 341
Top 5%
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.
26%
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.
20%

r/atheism Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0204060800200400600Sep 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 Medium (70 chars)
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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17%
10–99
40%
100–999
35%
1K+
8%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 59%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 64
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 9.3K

r/atheism Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 9 AM
Wed 9 AM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 9 AM
Sat 4 PM

r/atheism Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Low Effort80 (84.2%)1
Check Image Rules10 (10.5%)1
[Proseytizing]5 (5.3%)0

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

78%text posts

r/atheism Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
god
197 (13.1%)
14538
atheist
132 (8.8%)
6970
religion
121 (8.1%)
18050
religious
115 (7.7%)
33544
christian
115 (7.7%)
30948
people
103 (6.9%)
19950
church
62 (4.1%)
54748
believe
55 (3.7%)
6644
atheism
54 (3.6%)
3159
christians
50 (3.3%)
24467

r/atheism Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
joemygod.com52877
ibtimes.co.uk29807
friendlyatheist.com261.1K
ffrf.org25419
youtube.com2422
youtu.be1455
ffrfaction.org12244
instagram.com71
essentiallysports.com61.7K
freethoughtnow.org5282

r/atheism Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Forced participation in religious activities to be classified as child abuse in Japan

9.3K upvotes 109 comments link Sep 8

Religion is just socially accepted psychosis and it drives me crazy

7.2K upvotes 359 comments text Sep 20

18-year-old Syrian Muslim girl Ryan al Najjar was tied up with tape and then drowned in a ditch in the Netherlands by her father and brothers for being too ‘westernized’. When they were arrested, they defended themselves by claiming honor killings are normal in their culture.

6.3K upvotes 452 comments link Sep 1

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sued Over Death Linked To Texas Abortion Ban. The woman, hospitalized multiple times during her pregnancy, repeatedly asked for an abortion. Doctors ignored her after telling her “your baby is fine.”

6.1K upvotes 79 comments link Sep 16

Does anyone else see religion as a sign of unintelligence?

5.9K upvotes 1.1K comments text Sep 28

Nearly half of people raised Mormon have left the LDS Church

5.1K upvotes 327 comments link Sep 23

Pete Hegseth accused of 'pushing Christianity onto troops' amid religious revolt at Pentagon

5.1K upvotes 125 comments link Sep 28

400+ Child Porn Files Found on Pastor's Phone: Forensic Search Leads to 20 New Felony Charges

4.9K upvotes 141 comments link Sep 11

Tim Tebow is Running a Scam That Targets Fanatic Christians, Investigator Completely Exposes Him

4.8K upvotes 307 comments link Sep 24

I just found out my 90 year old mother has given over a quarter of a million to her church over the years.

4.2K upvotes 257 comments text Sep 9

r/atheism Audience Overlap

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r/atheism FAQ

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

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

How active is r/atheism?

r/atheism averages 50 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/atheism get?

Posts on r/atheism average about 199 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/atheism get most?

On r/atheism, most posts are text posts (78%)