SubTrends

Averages 13 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 1 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (99%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
13 23%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
55 15%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
28 6%
Activity Rank #11,160 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#11,160 2,370
Top 25%
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.
99%
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.
15%

r/buildapcsales Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030050100150Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (104 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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3%
10–99
70%
100–999
27%
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. 67%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 60
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 474

r/buildapcsales Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 AM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 1 AM
Wed 3 AM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 1 AM
Sat 11 AM

r/buildapcsales Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Prebuilt62 (16.1%)53
Monitor52 (13.5%)44
GPU35 (9.1%)43
Other34 (8.8%)112
Laptop33 (8.5%)39
Bundle27 (7.0%)25
Cooler16 (4.1%)29
Headphones14 (3.6%)81
PSU13 (3.4%)60
SSD - M.213 (3.4%)42

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

99%link posts

r/buildapcsales Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
ssd
109 (27.6%)
3924
gaming
103 (26.1%)
4923
monitor
93 (23.5%)
4218
rtx
69 (17.5%)
3628
ddr5
60 (15.2%)
4224
prebuilt
59 (14.9%)
5728
code
57 (14.4%)
3622
16gb
56 (14.2%)
4125
laptop
52 (13.2%)
4023
32gb
47 (11.9%)
6535

r/buildapcsales Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
amazon.com5736
walmart.com4581
newegg.com4348
computers.woot.com4076
ebay.com3747
bestbuy.com3044
microcenter.com2370
a.co1730
electronics.woot.com17118
sellout.woot.com1377

r/buildapcsales Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/buildapcsales Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/buildapcsales FAQ

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

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

How active is r/buildapcsales?

r/buildapcsales averages 13 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/buildapcsales get?

Posts on r/buildapcsales average about 55 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/buildapcsales get most?

On r/buildapcsales, most posts are link posts (99%)