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Averages 13 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (94%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
13 24%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
246 25%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
18 14%
Activity Rank #11,449 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#11,449 2,213
Top 25%
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.
94%
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.
59%

r/EverythingScience Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015200200400600Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (87 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.

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10–99
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100–999
41%
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13%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 63%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 114
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 5.1K

r/EverythingScience Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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r/EverythingScience Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Medicine32 (13.5%)488
Biology26 (11.0%)178
Animal Science25 (10.5%)211
Environment23 (9.7%)237
Space14 (5.9%)191
Neuroscience14 (5.9%)240
Social Sciences11 (4.6%)112
Psychology11 (4.6%)333
Policy 10 (4.2%)757
Astronomy10 (4.2%)97

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

93%link posts

r/EverythingScience Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
scientists
33 (8.3%)
46929
study
31 (7.8%)
58050
may
31 (7.8%)
37212
brain
22 (5.5%)
19111
research
22 (5.5%)
35316
science
20 (5.0%)
44626
finds
19 (4.8%)
66987
first
16 (4.0%)
41918
people
14 (3.5%)
62841
found
13 (3.3%)
29322

r/EverythingScience Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
scientificamerican.com25402
youtu.be231
earth.com19200
theguardian.com17574
nature.com15416
psypost.org14381
youtube.com131
facebook.com131
phys.org11186
livescience.com8421

r/EverythingScience Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

‘Explosive diarrhoea’ outbreak grips US: how researchers are hunting its source. The CDC's parasite surveillance team dropped from 11 to 3 people last year, complicating efforts to track down what is now the largest Cyclospora outbreak in US history.

5.1K upvotes 210 comments link Jul 16

Scientists overwhelmingly against rule change that would give political appointees say over science grants

3.8K upvotes 34 comments link Jul 13

New study finds California's fast-food wage hike lifted pay without cutting employment

2.8K upvotes 38 comments link Jul 1

Trump appoints former Attorney General Pam Bondi to White House science panel

2.3K upvotes 317 comments link Jul 28

Is the US trying to make scientists’ work so difficult that they simply give up? New Trump administration rules would undermine longstanding research practices. It’s death by a thousand cuts.

2.2K upvotes 85 comments link Jul 11

'Mind-blowing' El Niño stuns scientists. Why are they so concerned?

2.2K upvotes 311 comments link Jul 26

Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules

2.1K upvotes 33 comments link Jul 6

Roman ship raised intact to the surface in Spain for the first time in history

2.0K upvotes 14 comments link Jul 9

RFK Jr’s team quietly updates CDC website to say science doesn’t know if vaccines cause autism

1.9K upvotes 123 comments link Jul 25

The "folk hero" narrative surrounding Luigi Mangione increased Democrats' support for violence against Republicans, study finds

1.9K upvotes 826 comments link Jul 23

r/EverythingScience Audience Overlap

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r/EverythingScience FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/EverythingScience 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/EverythingScience?

r/EverythingScience averages 13 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/EverythingScience get?

Posts on r/EverythingScience average about 246 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/EverythingScience get most?

On r/EverythingScience, most posts are link posts (94%)