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r/gay_irl

Averages 18 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (97%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
18 13%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
238 6%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
13 1%
Activity Rank #8,526 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#8,526 1,230
Top 10%
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.
2%
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.
26%

r/gay_irl Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (11 chars)
Peak Day Friday

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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7%
10–99
36%
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50%
1K+
7%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 77%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 139
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 3.2K

r/gay_irl Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 10 PM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 8 PM
Thu 3 AM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 11 AM

r/gay_irl Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
:rainbowFlag: gay_irl321 (87.9%)257
:bisexualFlag: bi_irl28 (7.7%)80
:transgenderFlag: trans_irl10 (2.7%)193
:lesbianFlag: les_irl6 (1.6%)44

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

97%image posts

r/gay_irl Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
irl
470 (89.5%)
26614
gay
445 (84.8%)
26014
trans
11 (2.1%)
35613

r/gay_irl Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
i.imgur.com3110
x.com30
youtu.be31

r/gay_irl Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

gay🟥irl

3.2K upvotes 88 comments image Sep 11

Gay_irl

3.1K upvotes 112 comments image Sep 15

gay🕳️irl

2.7K upvotes 55 comments image Sep 2

trans_irl

2.6K upvotes 49 comments image Sep 21

Gay_irl

2.3K upvotes 31 comments image Sep 16

gay🕳️irl

2.2K upvotes 78 comments image Sep 24

Gay🔎Irl

1.8K upvotes 166 comments image Sep 14

gay🫩irl

1.8K upvotes 195 comments image Sep 27

gay😬irl

1.7K upvotes 12 comments image Sep 15

gay🩲irl

1.7K upvotes 42 comments image Sep 18

r/gay_irl Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

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r/SuddenlyHomoerotic 18 posts/day
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50% overlap
r/SuddenlyGay 23 posts/day
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18% overlap
r/lgbt 158 posts/day
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7% overlap

r/gay_irl FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/gay_irl is most active on Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/gay_irl?

r/gay_irl averages 18 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/gay_irl get?

Posts on r/gay_irl average about 238 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/gay_irl get most?

On r/gay_irl, most posts are image posts (97%)