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r/BRCA

Averages 5 posts/day, top 50% activity. Most active Mondays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (80%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
5 28%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
4 32%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
7 11%
Activity Rank #24,116 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 50%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#24,116 4,054
Top 50%
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.
15%
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.
33%

r/BRCA Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02.557.51013051015Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (38 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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
87%
10–99
13%
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0%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 60%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 64

r/BRCA Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 8 PM
Mon 6 PM
Tue 6 AM
Wed 10 AM
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Fri 12 AM
Sat 12 PM

r/BRCA Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question25 (58.1%)2
Support & Venting18 (41.9%)6

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

80%text posts

r/BRCA Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
mastectomy
22 (14.1%)
55
post
14 (9.0%)
44
brca
13 (8.3%)
310
surgery
12 (7.7%)
117

r/BRCA Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
mulherplena40mais.com31

r/BRCA Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

I have cancer

64 upvotes 25 comments text Aug 3

Surgery done!

39 upvotes 4 comments text Aug 7

NY Times article on ovarian cancer

34 upvotes 8 comments link Aug 2

Surgery Day: Preventive Mastectomy

31 upvotes 12 comments text Aug 20

Prophylactic bmx two days ago- positive experience

22 upvotes 7 comments text Aug 15

5 Months Post DMX-DTI Surgery - Even with complications, I would do it again

21 upvotes 0 comments text Aug 25

How bad is cancer if you catch it early

17 upvotes 57 comments text Aug 30

BRCA2 positive

13 upvotes 22 comments text Aug 24

Surgery - Extreme Anxiety

11 upvotes 21 comments text Aug 29

Breast Cancer Vaccine

11 upvotes 40 comments text Aug 21

r/BRCA Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

View in Atlas →
r/breastcancer 52 posts/day
Compare →
17% overlap
r/doihavebreastcancer 17 posts/day
Compare →
12% overlap

r/BRCA FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/BRCA is most active on Mondays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/BRCA?

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

How many upvotes do posts on r/BRCA get?

Posts on r/BRCA average about 4 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/BRCA get most?

On r/BRCA, most posts are text posts (80%)