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Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 10 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (81%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 55%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
662 21%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
50 37%
Activity Rank #19,415 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#19,415 6,758
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.
19%
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.
43%

r/CatastrophicFailure Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020304005001k1.5k2kAug 2Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Medium (97 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
10%
100–999
49%
1K+
39%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 50%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 685
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 5.8K

r/CatastrophicFailure Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 AM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 10 AM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 7 PM
Fri 4 PM
Sat 9 PM

r/CatastrophicFailure Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Natural Disaster73 (45.9%)810
Fire/Explosion25 (15.7%)685
Fatalities18 (11.3%)510
Operator Error9 (5.7%)1.0K
Structural Failure7 (4.4%)1.4K
Visible Fatalities7 (4.4%)1.3K
Visible Injuries5 (3.1%)94
Equipment Failure5 (3.1%)477
Malfunction4 (2.5%)1.1K
Removed - R23 (1.9%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

81%image posts

r/CatastrophicFailure Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
nepal
52 (24.8%)
74249
august
51 (24.3%)
96269
flood
33 (15.7%)
87552
fire
28 (13.3%)
40931
aug
26 (12.4%)
1.5K101
flash
26 (12.4%)
1.2K73
border
24 (11.4%)
89163
people
22 (10.5%)
33223
china
16 (7.6%)
72148
floods
15 (7.1%)
55028

r/CatastrophicFailure Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be1243
youtube.com858
sideblocked.com31

r/CatastrophicFailure Top Posts

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r/CatastrophicFailure Audience Overlap

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r/CatastrophicFailure FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/CatastrophicFailure is most active on Wednesdays around 10 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/CatastrophicFailure?

r/CatastrophicFailure averages 7 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/CatastrophicFailure get?

Posts on r/CatastrophicFailure average about 662 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/CatastrophicFailure get most?

On r/CatastrophicFailure, most posts are image posts (81%)