2.5K posts analyzed Updated Jul 2026
Averages 82 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (87%).
r/books Traffic & Engagement r/books 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/books Most Active Times When r/books 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/books Flair Performance r/books Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| meta | 4 (100.0%) | 9 |
Post Type Breakdown
Share by text, image, or link Share of posts by format: text, image, or link
r/books Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/books
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| book | 502 (19.9%) | 45 | 17 |
| books | 382 (15.1%) | 156 | 21 |
| reading | 253 (10.0%) | 126 | 17 |
| read | 244 (9.7%) | 30 | 12 |
| finished | 63 (2.5%) | 18 | 8 |
| anyone | 61 (2.4%) | 3 | 2 |
| first | 57 (2.3%) | 114 | 13 |
| think | 56 (2.2%) | 6 | 4 |
| time | 56 (2.2%) | 13 | 9 |
| help | 55 (2.2%) | 185 | 6 |
r/books Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/books
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| play.google.com | 19 | 1 |
| youtube.com | 19 | 1 |
| nytimes.com | 16 | 373 |
| theconversation.com | 13 | 895 |
| theguardian.com | 13 | 1.7K |
| youtu.be | 11 | 1 |
| amazon.com | 8 | 1 |
| instagram.com | 7 | 1 |
| docs.google.com | 6 | 1 |
| amzn.in | 6 | 1 |
r/books Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/books
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
A group of major publishers have filed a lawsuit against Google, accusing the company of illegally using millions of copyrighted books to help build its Gemini artificial intelligence models
The End of Reading Is Here: Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history [gift link].
'Kiki's Delivery Service' Illustrator Akiko Hayashi Dies at 81
Japan’s Eiko Kadono, author of ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service,’ still believes in the magic of books at 91
She was fired for teaching English literature in an English class. Now she’s suing.
College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books
Boomers Can’t Stop Gifting Their Grandkids AI-Generated Slop Books
The value of men’s book clubs amid the male loneliness epidemic
The 2026 winners of the Lyttle Lytton contest, where people compete to write the worst first sentence (in 200 characters or less) of the worst imaginary novel, like "Madison was a shy, awkward, inwardly beautiful teenaged girl just like you."
Nine out of ten bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered
r/books Audience Overlap r/books Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
Overlapping audiences Communities with overlapping audiences
r/books FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/books
What's the best time to post on r/books?
Based on posting volume, r/books is most active on Thursdays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/books?
r/books averages 82 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/books get?
Posts on r/books average about 61 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/books get most?
On r/books, most posts are text posts (87%)