SubTrends

Averages 17 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Fridays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (99%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
17 11%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
87 9%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
2 19%
Activity Rank #8,692 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#8,692 1,061
Top 10%
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.
1%
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.
50%

r/battlemaps Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030050100150Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (45 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

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. 96%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 50
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 980

r/battlemaps Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 8 AM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 10 AM
Wed 9 AM
Thu 8 AM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 11 AM

r/battlemaps Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Fantasy - Interior115 (21.5%)89
Fantasy - Dungeon62 (11.6%)104
Forest51 (9.5%)73
Other Map49 (9.2%)106
Fantasy - Town/City43 (8.0%)97
Caves/Underground41 (7.7%)84
Mountain/Hills19 (3.6%)82
Arctic/Snow19 (3.6%)30
Sci-Fi - Interior19 (3.6%)36
Desert17 (3.2%)77

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%image posts

r/battlemaps Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
map
120 (22.3%)
912
battle
65 (12.1%)
1343
art
36 (6.7%)
762
battlemap
27 (5.0%)
461
book
23 (4.3%)
72
free
22 (4.1%)
1406
40x40
21 (3.9%)
1343
maps
21 (3.9%)
1285
forest
20 (3.7%)
882
winter
19 (3.5%)
182

r/battlemaps Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/battlemaps Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/battlemaps Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/battlemaps FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/battlemaps is most active on Fridays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/battlemaps?

r/battlemaps averages 17 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/battlemaps get?

Posts on r/battlemaps average about 87 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/battlemaps get most?

On r/battlemaps, most posts are image posts (99%)