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Averages 21 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
21 11%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
217 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
32 21%
Activity Rank #7,397 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.
#7,397 652
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.
52%
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.
37%

r/collapse 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 (71 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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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10%
10–99
32%
100–999
49%
1K+
10%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 57%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 140
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 5.2K

r/collapse Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 6 AM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 11 AM
Wed 12 PM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 10 AM

r/collapse Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Climate154 (24.3%)369
Casual Friday65 (10.3%)369
AI40 (6.3%)13
Society33 (5.2%)77
Economic31 (4.9%)296
Adaptation30 (4.7%)117
Science and Research26 (4.1%)262
Coping26 (4.1%)195
Ecological26 (4.1%)131
Conflict23 (3.6%)86

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

48%link posts

r/collapse Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
collapse
77 (12.1%)
16937
climate
69 (10.8%)
27737
global
34 (5.3%)
28636
world
32 (5.0%)
8415
change
29 (4.6%)
19327
people
25 (3.9%)
12724
wildfires
19 (3.0%)
26528
heat
19 (3.0%)
58761
earth
18 (2.8%)
13228
think
16 (2.5%)
21554

r/collapse Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be34120
theguardian.com20368
youtube.com20130
open.substack.com1290
phys.org8179
reuters.com8153
bbc.com6442
independent.co.uk5339
nature.com5463
nytimes.com422

r/collapse Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/collapse Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/collapse FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/collapse is most active on Wednesdays around 12 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/collapse?

r/collapse averages 21 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/collapse get?

Posts on r/collapse average about 217 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/collapse get most?

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