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Averages 5 posts/day, top 50% activity. Most active Thursdays around 10 PM UTC. Mostly image posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
5 67%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
3 70%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
2 11%
Activity Rank #24,186 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 50%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#24,186 8,812
Top 50%
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.
23%
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.
75%

r/confusing 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 Image
Typical Title Length Short (26 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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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 15%
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. 241

r/confusing Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 8 AM
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Sat 11 PM

r/confusing Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Explanation please?14 (36.8%)18
WTF?8 (21.1%)0
Mildly Confusing7 (18.4%)1
Kinda odd5 (13.2%)2
Eh?4 (10.5%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

54%image posts

r/confusing Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
confused
10 (6.6%)
11

r/confusing Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/confusing Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/confusing Audience Overlap

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r/confusing FAQ

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

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

How active is r/confusing?

r/confusing averages 5 posts per day and ranks in the top 50% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/confusing get?

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

What kind of posts does r/confusing get most?

On r/confusing, posts are a mix of formats, mostly image posts