732 posts analyzed Updated Jul 2026
Averages 24 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Fridays around 5 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (72%).
r/aws Traffic & Engagement r/aws Traffic & Engagement
Volume and engagement over time Posting volume and engagement over time
Post Format
Upvote Distribution
How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.
r/aws Most Active Times When r/aws Is Most Active
Peak posting by day and hour (UTC) When this community posts most, by day and hour (UTC)
Most Active by Day
r/aws Flair Performance r/aws Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| discussion | 307 (42.6%) | 6 |
| billing | 95 (13.2%) | 25 |
| technical resource | 92 (12.8%) | 2 |
| technical question | 55 (7.6%) | 3 |
| general aws | 51 (7.1%) | 1 |
| article | 49 (6.8%) | 18 |
| security | 20 (2.8%) | 11 |
| ai/ml | 11 (1.5%) | 11 |
| training/certification | 11 (1.5%) | 1 |
| architecture | 7 (1.0%) | 8 |
Post Type Breakdown
Share by text, image, or link Share of posts by format: text, image, or link
r/aws Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/aws
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| aws | 346 (47.3%) | 6 | 5 |
| account | 66 (9.0%) | 1 | 3 |
| cloud | 61 (8.3%) | 2 | 1 |
| bedrock | 45 (6.2%) | 2 | 3 |
| bill | 40 (5.5%) | 23 | 19 |
| support | 36 (4.9%) | 1 | 2 |
| amazon | 35 (4.8%) | 23 | 6 |
| built | 35 (4.8%) | 1 | 1 |
| free | 35 (4.8%) | 1 | 2 |
| credits | 24 (3.3%) | 1 | 5 |
r/aws Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/aws
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| aws.amazon.com | 6 | 11 |
| github.com | 4 | 6 |
| cloudarchitectassistant.com | 3 | 1 |
r/aws Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/aws
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
I owe $7 trillion, what now?
HELP! My bill skyrocketed from around 5 cents per month to 2.5 billion USD!!!!
Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars | TechCrunch
AWS PrivateCA Connector uses `¯\\_(ツ)_/¯` as CSR Payload
AWS Billing Error traumatized me
AWS’s billing incident was an example of how important communication and clarity can be to minimise customer impact
How to Reduce Lambda Bill
Major outage on Amazon Web Services disrupts access to dozens of popular websites, online services
AWS budget alerts feel pointless if the bill can blow past them before I react
cloudfront down ?
| Title | Upvotes | Comments | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I owe $7 trillion, what now? | 2.2K | 434 | image | Jul 17 |
| HELP! My bill skyrocketed from around 5 cents per month to 2.5 billion USD!!!! | 564 | 436 | text | Jul 17 |
| Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars | TechCrunch | 515 | 146 | link | Jul 17 |
| AWS PrivateCA Connector uses `¯\\_(ツ)_/¯` as CSR Payload | 194 | 5 | image | Jul 24 |
| AWS Billing Error traumatized me | 182 | 153 | text | Jul 18 |
| AWS’s billing incident was an example of how important communication and clarity can be to minimise customer impact | 146 | 70 | text | Jul 17 |
| How to Reduce Lambda Bill | 120 | 28 | text | Jul 17 |
| Major outage on Amazon Web Services disrupts access to dozens of popular websites, online services | 118 | 24 | link | Jul 24 |
| AWS budget alerts feel pointless if the bill can blow past them before I react | 97 | 58 | text | Jul 17 |
| cloudfront down ? | 91 | 69 | text | Jul 16 |
r/aws Audience Overlap r/aws Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
Overlapping audiences Communities with overlapping audiences
r/aws FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/aws
What's the best time to post on r/aws?
Based on posting volume, r/aws is most active on Fridays around 5 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/aws?
r/aws averages 24 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/aws get?
Posts on r/aws average about 8 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/aws get most?
On r/aws, most posts are text posts (72%)