SubTrends

Averages 6 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 9 PM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
6 47%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
25 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.
1 39%
Activity Rank #22,355 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#22,355 6,264
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.
42%
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.
83%

r/COVID19_Pandemic Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015020406080Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (86 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

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. 46%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 39
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 276

r/COVID19_Pandemic Most Active Times

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r/COVID19_Pandemic Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion/Reflection/Vent/Question13 (25.0%)52
Wastewater/Case/Hospitalization/Death Trends9 (17.3%)60
The Crisis of Capitalism7 (13.5%)33
Sequelae/Long COVID/Post-COVID5 (9.6%)18
Other Infectious Disease4 (7.7%)33
Vaccines4 (7.7%)73
Forever COVID/Infinite COVID4 (7.7%)74
Schools3 (5.8%)46
Masks/Mask Policies3 (5.8%)4

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

39%link posts

r/COVID19_Pandemic Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
covid
71 (41.0%)
413
fentanyl
45 (26.0%)
10
states
27 (15.6%)
90
united
21 (12.1%)
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fauci
15 (8.7%)
40
india
14 (8.1%)
10
crisis
14 (8.1%)
50
covld
13 (7.5%)
753
hoerger
10 (5.8%)
764
mike
10 (5.8%)
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r/COVID19_Pandemic Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/COVID19_Pandemic Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Christina Applegate returns home after 4 month hospitalization that occurred shortly after her “super duper sick” appearance with “maybe Covid” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

276 upvotes 38 comments text Aug 5

Mike Hoerger: «🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low.”…»

270 upvotes 24 comments image Aug 17

All the people who swore that millions would die from the covid vaccine, how are they dealing with the fact that that didn't happen?

200 upvotes 46 comments text Aug 25

PACO: «"Other than making my memory worse, COVID hasn't affected me."»

151 upvotes 10 comments image Aug 19

[South Korea] Masks, test kits back on shopping lists amid signs of COVID-19 resurgence

143 upvotes 2 comments link Aug 31

As soon as Covid cases increase, so does the misinformation and disinformation.

141 upvotes 4 comments image Aug 22

Major COVID study that fueled vaccine skepticism retracted over ‘misinformation’

139 upvotes 0 comments link Aug 12

Data Report: "The West Coast of the US had hardly any Covid last winter and has not had a major Covid wave since last summer. What happens when you go a year without a major wave? You end up with a big wave. Even if this corrects, it is a rapid rise in the West."

134 upvotes 4 comments image Aug 19

USA Today acknowledges the latest wave

126 upvotes 8 comments text Aug 24

Mike Hoerger: "California is on fire w/COVlD & CDPH tells people actively sick w/COVlD to focus on handwashing and covering coughs? That is intentional disinformation. SARS-CoV-2 spreads when people exhale it by breathing (not just coughs) & others breathe it deep into their lungs…"

125 upvotes 1 comments image Aug 19

r/COVID19_Pandemic Audience Overlap

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r/COVID19_Pandemic FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/COVID19_Pandemic?

Based on posting volume, r/COVID19_Pandemic is most active on Thursdays around 9 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/COVID19_Pandemic?

r/COVID19_Pandemic averages 6 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/COVID19_Pandemic get?

Posts on r/COVID19_Pandemic average about 25 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/COVID19_Pandemic get most?

On r/COVID19_Pandemic, posts are a mix of formats, mostly link posts