SubTrends

Averages 47 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Sundays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (70%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
47 15%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
100 7%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
20 1%
Activity Rank #2,664 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.
#2,664 612
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.
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.
16%

r/battletech Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes050100150050100150200Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (44 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.

2–9
14%
10–99
51%
100–999
34%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 84%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 59
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.5K

r/battletech Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 4 PM
Wed 8 AM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 8 PM

r/battletech Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Miniatures398 (28.5%)141
Question ❓285 (20.4%)42
Meme 176 (12.6%)156
Discussion122 (8.7%)46
Tabletop118 (8.4%)57
Fan Creations99 (7.1%)80
Lore63 (4.5%)73
Art57 (4.1%)177
Meta28 (2.0%)115
Video Games21 (1.5%)165

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

70%image posts

r/battletech Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
mechs
153 (10.9%)
3322
say
98 (7.0%)
1818
battletech
96 (6.9%)
11130
mech
93 (6.6%)
9320
favorite
75 (5.4%)
2619
first
57 (4.1%)
12213
clan
48 (3.4%)
8716
painted
44 (3.1%)
13814
alpha
31 (2.2%)
649
lance
29 (2.1%)
12216

r/battletech Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/battletech Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/battletech Audience Overlap

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r/battletech FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/battletech is most active on Sundays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/battletech?

r/battletech averages 47 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/battletech get?

Posts on r/battletech average about 100 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/battletech get most?

On r/battletech, most posts are image posts (70%)