SubTrends

Averages 18 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Saturdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
18 26%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
93 10%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
25 5%
Activity Rank #8,228 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#8,228 2,152
Top 10%
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.
15%
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.
25%

r/criterion Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes010203040050100150200Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (55 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
16%
10–99
45%
100–999
37%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 67%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 55
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.4K

r/criterion Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 PM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 11 AM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 1 PM

r/criterion Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion310 (57.3%)79
Collection53 (9.8%)64
Pickup40 (7.4%)82
Off-Topic30 (5.5%)110
Video22 (4.1%)40
Memes15 (2.8%)291
Criterion Channel14 (2.6%)102
Announcement13 (2.4%)179
News12 (2.2%)252
Artwork12 (2.2%)194

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

50%image posts

r/criterion Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
criterion
103 (19.0%)
8624
collection
56 (10.3%)
7720
film
36 (6.6%)
6924
movies
35 (6.5%)
6439
films
33 (6.1%)
10537
first
21 (3.9%)
9719
release
21 (3.9%)
6319
movie
20 (3.7%)
11139
watch
18 (3.3%)
6940
channel
18 (3.3%)
8421

r/criterion Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be2477
youtube.com941
open.spotify.com411
criterion.com3213

r/criterion Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/criterion Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/criterion FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/criterion is most active on Saturdays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/criterion?

r/criterion averages 18 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/criterion get?

Posts on r/criterion average about 93 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/criterion get most?

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