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Averages 11 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Saturdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (72%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
11 17%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
1 29%
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 20%
Activity Rank #13,623 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.
#13,623 2,200
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.
73%
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.
90%

r/foreignpolicy Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020300246Jul 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 (74 chars)
Peak Day Saturday

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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97%
10–99
3%
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0%
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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. 18%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 12

r/foreignpolicy Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 10 AM
Wed 2 AM
Thu 11 AM
Fri 9 AM
Sat 11 AM

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

72%link posts

r/foreignpolicy Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
iran
198 (60.0%)
11
trump
110 (33.3%)
11
war
106 (32.1%)
11
israel
22 (6.7%)
10
nuclear
21 (6.4%)
11
deal
19 (5.8%)
21
strikes
18 (5.5%)
20
saudi
17 (5.2%)
20
china
16 (4.8%)
11
strait
16 (4.8%)
10

r/foreignpolicy Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/foreignpolicy Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

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 Saturdays around 11 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 11 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 1 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/foreignpolicy get most?

On r/foreignpolicy, most posts are link posts (72%)