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Averages 16 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (62%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
16 68%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
3 27%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 15%
Activity Rank #9,227 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#9,227 5,179
Top 10%
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.
6%
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.
61%

r/ChicagoList Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020304002468Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (45 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
86%
10–99
13%
100–999
1%
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. 29%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 114

r/ChicagoList Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 PM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 10 PM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/ChicagoList Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Selling374 (77.3%)3
ISO58 (12.0%)3
Free23 (4.8%)5
SELLING19 (3.9%)2
HOUSING7 (1.4%)1
FREE3 (0.6%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

62%image posts

r/ChicagoList Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
selling
349 (69.0%)
33
tickets
58 (11.5%)
12
iso
45 (8.9%)
33
free
33 (6.5%)
54
sale
29 (5.7%)
35
table
28 (5.5%)
22
chicago
28 (5.5%)
12
ticket
26 (5.1%)
12
obo
26 (5.1%)
63
lollapalooza
24 (4.7%)
13

r/ChicagoList Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/ChicagoList Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/ChicagoList Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/ChicagoList FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/ChicagoList 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/ChicagoList?

r/ChicagoList averages 16 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/ChicagoList get?

Posts on r/ChicagoList average about 3 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/ChicagoList get most?

On r/ChicagoList, most posts are image posts (62%)