SubTrends

Averages 42 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Sundays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (64%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
42 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
170 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.
29 4%
Activity Rank #3,188 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.
#3,188 180
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.
3%
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.
57%

r/Costco 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 (50 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

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
9%
10–99
34%
100–999
43%
1K+
14%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 30%
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. 10.4K

r/Costco Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 6 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 8 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 7 PM
Fri 9 PM
Sat 12 PM

r/Costco Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
[Grocery]57 (7.2%)53
[General Question]44 (5.5%)81
[Food Court]40 (5.0%)162
[Bakery]39 (4.9%)322
[Clearance 97 Deals]34 (4.3%)174
[Kirkland Signature Products]29 (3.6%)143
[Product]29 (3.6%)211
[Product Question]28 (3.5%)22
[Costco.com]27 (3.4%)203
[Meat & Seafood]25 (3.1%)143

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

64%image posts

r/Costco Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
costco
372 (28.9%)
24137
kirkland
96 (7.5%)
16937
anyone
68 (5.3%)
13241
chicken
60 (4.7%)
17937
good
43 (3.3%)
11836
back
41 (3.2%)
12415
food
39 (3.0%)
5524
card
34 (2.6%)
10213
chocolate
33 (2.6%)
20924
best
27 (2.1%)
8131

r/Costco Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
costco.com6125
i.imgur.com587

r/Costco Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Costco Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/Costco FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Costco is most active on Sundays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Costco?

r/Costco averages 42 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Costco get?

Posts on r/Costco average about 170 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Costco get most?

On r/Costco, most posts are image posts (64%)