SubTrends

Averages 20 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Mondays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (72%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
20 51%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
2 20%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 70%
Activity Rank #7,702 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#7,702 3,450
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.
27%
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.
68%

r/hackathon Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (56 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
92%
10–99
8%
100–999
0%
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. 36%
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. 51

r/hackathon Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 9 AM
Mon 9 AM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 9 AM
Thu 4 AM
Fri 2 AM
Sat 2 PM

r/hackathon Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Hackathon Promotion187 (32.0%)2
Looking for Teammates187 (32.0%)2
Need Mentor Help84 (14.4%)2
Meta-Hackathon Discussion69 (11.8%)4
Project Demo57 (9.8%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

72%text posts

r/hackathon Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
hackathon
289 (49.5%)
23
looking
111 (19.0%)
34
teammates
55 (9.4%)
23
hackathons
51 (8.7%)
45
need
45 (7.7%)
22
team
40 (6.8%)
24
isro
37 (6.3%)
36
online
29 (5.0%)
22
anyone
28 (4.8%)
24
build
25 (4.3%)
22

r/hackathon Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/hackathon Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/hackathon Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/hackathon FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/hackathon is most active on Mondays around 9 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/hackathon?

r/hackathon averages 20 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/hackathon get?

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

What kind of posts does r/hackathon get most?

On r/hackathon, most posts are text posts (72%)