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Averages 9 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 11 PM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
9 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
9 69%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 17%
Activity Rank #15,712 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#15,712 294
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.
46%
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/cnn Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (63 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.

2–9
66%
10–99
32%
100–999
3%
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. 60%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 161

r/cnn Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 7 PM
Tue 11 PM
Wed 5 PM
Thu 11 PM
Fri 10 PM
Sat 1 AM

r/cnn Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Program Discussion18 (22.2%)7
Erin Burnett OutFront 11 (13.6%)15
The Source with Kaitlan Collins8 (9.9%)9
Anchor Discussion8 (9.9%)4
Anderson Cooper 360°6 (7.4%)5
The Lead with Jake Tapper5 (6.2%)7
CNN News Article5 (6.2%)31
Behind the Scenes5 (6.2%)10
NewsNight with Abby Phillip5 (6.2%)19
Positive CNN Post4 (4.9%)18

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

45%link posts

r/cnn Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
cnn
67 (25.2%)
179
trump
39 (14.7%)
167
president
30 (11.3%)
136
news
22 (8.3%)
32
house
17 (6.4%)
149
white
15 (5.6%)
139
politico
10 (3.8%)
1211

r/cnn Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com687
cnn.com78

r/cnn Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/cnn Audience Overlap

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r/cnn FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/cnn 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/cnn?

r/cnn averages 9 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/cnn get?

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

What kind of posts does r/cnn get most?

On r/cnn, posts are a mix of formats, mostly link posts