SubTrends

Averages 52 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 8 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (86%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
52 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
9 8%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
6 4%
Activity Rank #2,363 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#2,363 45
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.
15%
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.
49%

r/ChronicIllness Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02040608005101520Aug 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 (48 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.

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69%
10–99
27%
100–999
3%
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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. 53%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 508

r/ChronicIllness Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 4 PM
Mon 3 PM
Tue 8 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 4 PM

r/ChronicIllness Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question503 (31.6%)7
Support wanted251 (15.8%)5
Discussion229 (14.4%)14
Vent178 (11.2%)13
Rant143 (9.0%)11
JUST Support59 (3.7%)9
Personal Win44 (2.8%)9
Chronic Pain37 (2.3%)5
Mental Health36 (2.3%)5
Resources31 (1.9%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

86%text posts

r/ChronicIllness Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
chronic
157 (9.8%)
118
illness
110 (6.9%)
1511
anyone
85 (5.3%)
178
feel
81 (5.1%)
126
pain
71 (4.5%)
74
i'm
70 (4.4%)
125
advice
69 (4.3%)
43
help
69 (4.3%)
44
life
55 (3.5%)
116
else
50 (3.1%)
2811

r/ChronicIllness Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be31

r/ChronicIllness Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/ChronicIllness Audience Overlap

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r/ChronicIllness FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/ChronicIllness is most active on Tuesdays around 8 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/ChronicIllness?

r/ChronicIllness averages 52 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/ChronicIllness get?

Posts on r/ChronicIllness average about 9 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/ChronicIllness get most?

On r/ChronicIllness, most posts are text posts (86%)