SubTrends

Averages 58 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (67%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
58 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
15 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.
5 7%
Activity Rank #1,965 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.
#1,965 146
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.
12%
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.
36%

r/dumbphones Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0255075100010203040Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (42 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
56%
10–99
29%
100–999
15%
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. 23%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.6K

r/dumbphones Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 10 AM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 10 AM

r/dumbphones Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
General question682 (39.8%)5
General discussion310 (18.1%)31
Tech help267 (15.6%)5
Dumbphone finder219 (12.8%)2
EDC68 (4.0%)56
Tech Review59 (3.4%)23
Important tip / news45 (2.6%)72
Tech help (SOLVED)19 (1.1%)10
Sell / buy in Europe13 (0.8%)1
Smartphone mod wanted12 (0.7%)24

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

68%text posts

r/dumbphones Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
removed
363 (21.0%)
12
moderator
362 (21.0%)
12
phone
351 (20.3%)
166
dumbphone
189 (10.9%)
207
dumb
152 (8.8%)
236
flip
134 (7.8%)
216
nokia
85 (4.9%)
94
looking
80 (4.6%)
33
phones
79 (4.6%)
85
help
72 (4.2%)
24

r/dumbphones Mentioned Domains

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r/dumbphones Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/dumbphones Audience Overlap

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r/dumbphones FAQ

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

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

How active is r/dumbphones?

r/dumbphones averages 58 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/dumbphones get?

Posts on r/dumbphones average about 15 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/dumbphones get most?

On r/dumbphones, most posts are text posts (67%)