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r/EliteDangerous

Averages 47 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (56%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
47 11%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
66 22%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
22 12%
Activity Rank #2,682 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.
#2,682 484
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.
13%
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.
14%

r/EliteDangerous Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes020406080050100150Sep 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 (45 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
32%
10–99
46%
100–999
20%
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. 71%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 25
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.2K

r/EliteDangerous Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 3 PM
Thu 6 PM
Fri 7 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/EliteDangerous Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion394 (28.2%)39
Screenshot277 (19.9%)94
Help242 (17.3%)13
Video86 (6.2%)136
Humor86 (6.2%)180
Misc74 (5.3%)97
Media49 (3.5%)129
Builds38 (2.7%)27
PSA37 (2.7%)57
Colonization32 (2.3%)40

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

56%text posts

r/EliteDangerous Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
mining
84 (6.0%)
4020
elite
77 (5.5%)
8328
rhino
65 (4.7%)
4131
ship
59 (4.2%)
9737
game
47 (3.4%)
6921
dangerous
44 (3.1%)
10936
surface
41 (2.9%)
8321
help
40 (2.9%)
2416
first
32 (2.3%)
12828
time
30 (2.1%)
9423

r/EliteDangerous Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be3142
youtube.com959
edsy.org32
elitedangerous.com3141
i.imgur.com341
issues.frontierstore.net317

r/EliteDangerous Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

5k barely scratches the surface

2.2K upvotes 57 comments image Sep 8

I know you're on here, CMDR. Just wanted to say o7.

2.1K upvotes 68 comments image Sep 6

They look very similar... Too similar...

1.5K upvotes 144 comments image Sep 28

Changed max visible stars to 180k (from default 4k) for galaxy map and skybox. Galaxy map in core looks INSANE

1.4K upvotes 104 comments image Sep 12

Reminder, Fdev doesn't use AI.

1.4K upvotes 426 comments image Sep 4

New ship teaser!

1.3K upvotes 278 comments image Sep 18

Corvonda Mk 2.

1.2K upvotes 155 comments image Sep 24

We can exit and enter through doors now!

1.1K upvotes 132 comments image Sep 6

I officially have no life

1.1K upvotes 184 comments image Sep 9

The Anaconda has a huge cockpit just begging for interactivity

1.1K upvotes 147 comments image Sep 22

r/EliteDangerous Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

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r/EliteDangerous FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/EliteDangerous is most active on Wednesdays around 3 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/EliteDangerous?

r/EliteDangerous averages 47 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/EliteDangerous get?

Posts on r/EliteDangerous average about 66 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/EliteDangerous get most?

On r/EliteDangerous, most posts are text posts (56%)