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Averages 15 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 12 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (74%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
15 42%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
2 36%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
1 3%
Activity Rank #10,052 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#10,052 3,571
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.
76%
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.
89%

r/foreignpolicy Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020300246Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (71 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.

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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 27%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 2
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 29

r/foreignpolicy Most Active Times

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r/foreignpolicy Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

74%link posts

r/foreignpolicy Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
iran
253 (54.3%)
21
trump
152 (32.6%)
20
war
106 (22.8%)
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hormuz
41 (8.8%)
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strait
33 (7.1%)
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says
24 (5.2%)
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deal
24 (5.2%)
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israel
23 (4.9%)
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russia
22 (4.7%)
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economic
21 (4.5%)
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r/foreignpolicy Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/foreignpolicy Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

The leaked U.S. trade demands that caused Canada to halt negotiations: Washington demanded direct veto power over Canadian infrastructure, control of critical minerals, and delayed access to generic medicines.

29 upvotes 4 comments image Aug 29

Mark Carney doesn't stop the United States from driving negotiations over a cliff

29 upvotes 2 comments link Aug 23

Francis Fukuyama: I want to make a comment about US credibility. Trump canceled a major exercise with South Korea. He did this because he thinks he has great relationship with Kim Jong Un, whom he feels is a reasonable leader. North Korea has done nothing to earn this kind of approval.

24 upvotes 5 comments link Aug 24

Do any other Americans see our treatment of Canada as incredibly..almost suspiciously self-harmful?

21 upvotes 7 comments text Aug 14

Trump 'Has Failed Us': US Airman Says He Accepts Cost of Speaking Out Against Iran War

15 upvotes 0 comments link Aug 18

Iran declares Strait of Hormuz stays closed until "end of Trump's term."

12 upvotes 7 comments image Aug 10

Iran has completely ruled out any future negotiations with the Trump administration. The “Strait Of Hormuz” will remain closed.

12 upvotes 0 comments image Aug 10

Putin Given Humiliating Warning in Secret Meeting

9 upvotes 3 comments link Aug 28

Trump asked Moscow to press Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that Russian entities would otherwise face designations under Operation Economic Outcast. Russia declined, according to two senior Iranian sources with knowledge of the briefing.

8 upvotes 3 comments image Aug 26

U.S. Running Dangerously Low On Key Missiles Amid Iran War: Reuters Sources | HuffPost Latest News

7 upvotes 0 comments link Aug 4

r/foreignpolicy Audience Overlap

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r/foreignpolicy FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/foreignpolicy is most active on Wednesdays around 12 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/foreignpolicy?

r/foreignpolicy averages 15 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/foreignpolicy get?

Posts on r/foreignpolicy average about 2 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/foreignpolicy get most?

On r/foreignpolicy, most posts are link posts (74%)