SubTrends

Averages 84 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (77%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
84 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
124 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.
24 6%
Activity Rank #1,108 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.
#1,108 28
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.
37%

r/cartoons Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0501001500100200300Sep 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 Medium (61 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
43%
10–99
38%
100–999
15%
1K+
4%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 73%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 13
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 13.9K

r/cartoons Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 5 PM
Mon 3 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 10 AM
Sat 11 AM

r/cartoons Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion1.6K (64.5%)92
Fanart263 (10.4%)174
Video253 (10.0%)163
Meme170 (6.7%)196
News99 (3.9%)393
Recommendation60 (2.4%)9
Review29 (1.2%)45
Game21 (0.8%)145

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

77%image posts

r/cartoons Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
cartoon
258 (10.2%)
6624
show
168 (6.7%)
7536
animated
156 (6.2%)
10933
movie
128 (5.1%)
8930
favorite
124 (4.9%)
13727
cartoons
101 (4.0%)
2323
character
101 (4.0%)
18872
think
98 (3.9%)
3423
characters
95 (3.8%)
9337
animation
94 (3.7%)
18517

r/cartoons Mentioned Domains

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r/cartoons Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/cartoons Audience Overlap

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r/cartoons FAQ

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

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

How active is r/cartoons?

r/cartoons averages 84 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/cartoons get?

Posts on r/cartoons average about 124 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/cartoons get most?

On r/cartoons, most posts are image posts (77%)