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Averages 104 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Sundays around 10 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
104 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
8 14%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
18 8%
Activity Rank #818 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 1%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#818 Top 1% 37
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.
20%
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/China_irl Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes050100150051015Aug 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 (23 chars)
Peak Day Saturday

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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51%
10–99
47%
100–999
2%
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 38%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 9
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 241

r/China_irl Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 10 PM
Mon 11 PM
Tue 9 AM
Wed 3 AM
Thu 12 AM
Fri 11 PM
Sat 9 AM

r/China_irl Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
:connect: 社会生活1.4K (43.3%)8
:speak: 政治经济1.0K (31.6%)7
:calendar: 人文历史247 (7.7%)5
:grinning: 网事趣闻226 (7.0%)16
:cpu: 科技数码119 (3.7%)4
:movie: 影视娱乐76 (2.4%)9
:archers-bow: 军事武器48 (1.5%)10
:game: 游戏体育38 (1.2%)10
:confused: 有待核实32 (1.0%)4
:admin: 板务 / Meta12 (0.4%)6

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

49%text posts

r/China_irl Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
sub
44 (1.4%)
1046
china
12 (0.4%)
218

r/China_irl Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com681
youtu.be571
x.com169
bbc.com1110
reuters.com98
texasinsight.net92
ruibao.news710
bloomberg.com76
dw.com64
ithome.com57

r/China_irl Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/China_irl Audience Overlap

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r/China_irl FAQ

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

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

How active is r/China_irl?

r/China_irl averages 104 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/China_irl get?

Posts on r/China_irl average about 8 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/China_irl get most?

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