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Averages 41 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
41 8%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
13 19%
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 17%
Activity Rank #3,167 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.
#3,167 319
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.
24%
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.
80%

r/creepypasta 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 Text
Typical Title Length Short (46 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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
69%
10–99
24%
100–999
7%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 47%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 4
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 901

r/creepypasta Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 12 PM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 9 PM
Sat 2 PM

r/creepypasta Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Text Story463 (37.5%)3
Discussion281 (22.7%)15
Images & Comics236 (19.1%)36
Video105 (8.5%)8
Audio Narration59 (4.8%)2
Very Short Story49 (4.0%)2
Trollpasta Story15 (1.2%)33
AI generated13 (1.1%)1
Iconpasta Story12 (1.0%)5
Podcast3 (0.2%)4

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

42%text posts

r/creepypasta Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
creepypasta
135 (10.9%)
143
jeff
60 (4.8%)
354
killer
53 (4.3%)
132
part
46 (3.7%)
20
story
46 (3.7%)
21
horror
38 (3.1%)
42
made
34 (2.8%)
152
found
29 (2.4%)
406
help
27 (2.2%)
31
man
26 (2.1%)
142

r/creepypasta Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be721
youtube.com362
wattpad.com61
instagram.com31

r/creepypasta Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/creepypasta Audience Overlap

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r/creepypasta FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/creepypasta 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/creepypasta?

r/creepypasta averages 41 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/creepypasta get?

Posts on r/creepypasta average about 13 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/creepypasta get most?

On r/creepypasta, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts