SubTrends

Averages 14 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 10 AM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
14 21%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
25 8%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
11 9%
Activity Rank #10,545 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.
#10,545 1,900
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.
43%
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.
27%

r/gnome 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 Text
Typical Title Length Medium (55 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.

2–9
37%
10–99
54%
100–999
9%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 71%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 15
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 648

r/gnome Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 8 AM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 7 PM
Wed 9 AM
Thu 10 AM
Fri 10 AM
Sat 4 AM

r/gnome Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
:question: Question122 (27.7%)8
:extension-white: Extensions79 (18.0%)32
:app-white: Apps75 (17.0%)33
:project-white: Community40 (9.1%)25
:platform-white: Platform38 (8.6%)53
:development: Development Help26 (5.9%)14
:fluff: Fluff24 (5.5%)53
:opinion-white: Opinion22 (5.0%)16
:guide-white: Guide14 (3.2%)11

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

38%text posts

r/gnome Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
gnome
187 (42.3%)
3313
extension
45 (10.2%)
1810
guadec
27 (6.1%)
133
linux
23 (5.2%)
136
update
23 (5.2%)
255
made
20 (4.5%)
3412
app
20 (4.5%)
4713
shell
18 (4.1%)
8420
fedora
16 (3.6%)
165
dock
16 (3.6%)
2011

r/gnome Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/gnome Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/gnome Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/gnome FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/gnome is most active on Thursdays around 10 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/gnome?

r/gnome averages 14 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/gnome get?

Posts on r/gnome average about 25 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/gnome get most?

On r/gnome, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts