SubTrends

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

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
42 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
136 20%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
26 11%
Activity Rank #3,102 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#3,102 86
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.
5%
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.
61%

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 (52 chars)
Peak Day Friday

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
16%
10–99
32%
100–999
41%
1K+
11%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 29%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 110
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 9.3K

r/Costco Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 6 PM
Tue 9 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 5 PM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 4 PM

r/Costco Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
[Food Court]77 (9.8%)81
[General Question]50 (6.4%)90
[Grocery]46 (5.9%)50
[Clearance 97 Deals]41 (5.2%)143
[Product Question]37 (4.7%)27
[Product]33 (4.2%)246
[Kirkland Signature Products]27 (3.4%)267
[Costco.com]25 (3.2%)62
[Frozen Food Products]24 (3.1%)117
[Bakery]23 (2.9%)179

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
365 (29.1%)
16230
kirkland
95 (7.6%)
17632
anyone
67 (5.3%)
6221
back
57 (4.5%)
288
food
52 (4.1%)
20171
item
39 (3.1%)
15850
court
35 (2.8%)
13446
chicken
34 (2.7%)
1412
time
33 (2.6%)
21470
good
32 (2.5%)
3020

r/Costco Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
costco.com1071
instagram.com101
i.imgur.com5485

r/Costco Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Costco Audience Overlap

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r/Costco FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Costco is most active on Thursdays around 5 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 136 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%)