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Averages 10 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 11 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
10 26%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
44 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.
28 35%
Activity Rank #14,579 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.
#14,579 2,977
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.
27%
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.
12%

r/chicagofire Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020300255075100Aug 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 (51 chars)
Peak Day Friday

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
13%
10–99
75%
100–999
13%
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. 85%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 28
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 539

r/chicagofire Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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

r/chicagofire Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion96 (34.7%)33
Question55 (19.9%)9
Highlight20 (7.2%)133
Verified Media18 (6.5%)44
Cool Stuff14 (5.1%)95
Official13 (4.7%)86
Meme11 (4.0%)95
Promoting My Own Content9 (3.2%)20
Off the Pitch7 (2.5%)100
Shitpost OR Satire7 (2.5%)27

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

53%text posts

r/chicagofire Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
fire
86 (28.2%)
6565
chicago
62 (20.3%)
6686
cup
30 (9.8%)
2999
match
26 (8.5%)
31173
leagues
25 (8.2%)
32115
mls
24 (7.9%)
3081
game
24 (7.9%)
2310
lewandowski
22 (7.2%)
11715
thread
21 (6.9%)
33211
aug
20 (6.6%)
34221

r/chicagofire Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
meninred97.com1434
x.com721
sparkandember.net526
chicagofirefc.com494

r/chicagofire Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/chicagofire Audience Overlap

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r/chicagofire FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/chicagofire is most active on Thursdays around 11 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/chicagofire?

r/chicagofire averages 10 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/chicagofire get?

Posts on r/chicagofire average about 44 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/chicagofire get most?

On r/chicagofire, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts