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Averages 51 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Fridays around 7 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
51 8%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
8 9%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 6%
Activity Rank #2,469 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#2,469 313
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/cutting 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 (32 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
64%
10–99
35%
100–999
1%
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0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 59%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 6
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 334

r/cutting Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 4 PM
Mon 12 AM
Tue 4 PM
Wed 5 PM
Thu 7 PM
Fri 7 PM
Sat 11 PM

r/cutting Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Advice needed672 (42.4%)7
Talk / Support / Venting513 (32.3%)8
Relapse112 (7.1%)3
Positivity105 (6.6%)17
DAE (Does Anybody Else?)92 (5.8%)12
Memes32 (2.0%)18
Body chart31 (2.0%)9
Art29 (1.8%)13

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

54%text posts

r/cutting Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
scars
203 (12.8%)
143
feel
76 (4.8%)
123
help
68 (4.3%)
42
clean
68 (4.3%)
132
cut
60 (3.8%)
84
need
56 (3.5%)
52
removed
53 (3.3%)
11
scar
49 (3.1%)
102
fade
46 (2.9%)
123
cuts
44 (2.8%)
123

r/cutting Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/cutting Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/cutting Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/cutting FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/cutting is most active on Fridays around 7 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/cutting?

r/cutting averages 51 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/cutting get?

Posts on r/cutting average about 8 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/cutting get most?

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