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Yet a typical r/Upwork post outperforms one in r/freelance. r/Upwork is quieter but punches above its weight on engagement.
10% of r/Upwork's audience also follows r/freelance
| Metric | freelance | Upwork | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posts / Day | 52 | 36 | 44% |
| Avg Upvotes | 1 | 4 | 4× |
| Avg Comments | 0 | 7 | — |
| Activity Rank | #2,493 Top 5% | #3,993 Top 5% | 1,500 |
| Low-Reply Rate | 99% | 36% | 63% |
Posting volume over time
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r/freelance r/upwork
Post format
Share by type Share of posts by type this month
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r/freelance
r/upwork
Upvote distribution
Among upvoted posts Among posts that received upvotes
2–9 10–99 100–999 1K+
r/freelance
r/upwork
r/freelance posts reach the 100+ tiers, r/upwork almost never does.
Peak activity
Busiest day + peak hour · UTC Busiest day for each sub, with peak hour. Times in UTC.
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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
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Sat
r/freelance
1 PM
r/Upwork
2 PM
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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
r/freelance
1 PM
r/Upwork
2 PM
r/freelance peaks Tuesday 1 PM and r/Upwork peaks Tuesday 2 PM UTC, within the same hour.