SubTrends

Averages 40 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 7 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (78%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
40 10%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
64 10%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
21 15%
Activity Rank #3,256 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.
#3,256 520
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.
5%
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.
25%

r/candy Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes020406080050100150200Sep 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 (39 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

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
31%
10–99
53%
100–999
16%
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. 80%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 20
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 5.9K

r/candy Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 5 PM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 4 PM
Wed 8 PM
Thu 7 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/candy Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Candy Discussion173 (28.3%)56
Candy find157 (25.7%)48
Candy Review70 (11.4%)44
Candy haul63 (10.3%)109
Candy Question 62 (10.1%)73
Help me find31 (5.1%)23
Candy recommendations27 (4.4%)38
Candy News14 (2.3%)175
Homemade candy11 (1.8%)563
Crosspost4 (0.7%)18

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

78%image posts

r/candy Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
candy
266 (22.0%)
5727
anyone
63 (5.2%)
11229
chocolate
54 (4.5%)
3912
good
44 (3.6%)
9429
flavor
43 (3.5%)
3525
sour
42 (3.5%)
206
gummy
39 (3.2%)
5519
tried
39 (3.2%)
4116
favorite
37 (3.1%)
4439
found
36 (3.0%)
197

r/candy Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com72
youtu.be438

r/candy Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/candy Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/candy FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/candy is most active on Tuesdays around 7 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/candy?

r/candy averages 40 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/candy get?

Posts on r/candy average about 64 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/candy get most?

On r/candy, most posts are image posts (78%)