SubTrends

Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (76%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 13%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
2 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 271%
Activity Rank #20,169 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.
#20,169 2,053
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.
76%
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.
83%

r/HardRock Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes05101502.557.510Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Short (53 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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89%
10–99
11%
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0%
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 31%
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. 37

r/HardRock Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 12 AM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 7 PM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 7 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/HardRock 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

76%link posts

r/HardRock Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
rock
32 (15.8%)
12
metal
18 (8.9%)
20
hard
18 (8.9%)
11
interview
15 (7.4%)
10
album
12 (5.9%)
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live
11 (5.5%)
10
bad
11 (5.5%)
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r/HardRock Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/HardRock Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/HardRock Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/HardRock FAQ

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

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

How active is r/HardRock?

r/HardRock averages 7 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/HardRock get?

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

What kind of posts does r/HardRock get most?

On r/HardRock, most posts are link posts (76%)