SubTrends

Averages 13 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (71%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
13 8%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
91 22%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
31 17%
Activity Rank #11,700 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#11,700 968
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.
31%

r/hardware Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020300100200300Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (83 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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10%
10–99
45%
100–999
45%
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. 62%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 87
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.1K

r/hardware Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
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Wed 9 AM
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r/hardware Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
News191 (48.7%)124
Discussion98 (25.0%)49
Info35 (8.9%)87
Review32 (8.2%)51
Rumor19 (4.8%)105
Video Review11 (2.8%)49
Removed | Excessive Posting6 (1.5%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

71%link posts

r/hardware Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
amd
45 (11.5%)
11131
memory
39 (9.9%)
12331
samsung
31 (7.9%)
8823
nvidia
31 (7.9%)
10335
chip
30 (7.7%)
7422
intel
25 (6.4%)
10040
dram
22 (5.6%)
16753
prices
21 (5.4%)
16653
hardware
21 (5.4%)
13772
first
20 (5.1%)
6719

r/hardware Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
tomshardware.com33229
youtube.com3065
notebookcheck.net1396
techpowerup.com12204
videocardz.com977
tweaktown.com8162
phoronix.com7101
reuters.com778
servethehome.com668
bloomberg.com5225

r/hardware Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

[Gamers Nexus] DO NOT BUY: LG’s Spyware TVs, Monitors, and Wiretapping Concerns

1.1K upvotes 328 comments link Jul 17

Huawei is building its own DRAM fab, and it could reshape RAM prices for everyone

850 upvotes 131 comments link Jul 26

Smart TVs are cheap partly because manufacturers collect and sell viewing data through ACR. You can opt out, but that choice is often hard to find and easy to misunderstand.

754 upvotes 149 comments link Jul 15

Framework nearly doubles memory pricing for 32GB, 64GB Laptop 13 Pro overnight — CEO says absorbing LPCAMM2 supplier hikes would put 'our ability to operate at real financial risk' | Tom's Hardware

700 upvotes 255 comments link Jul 23

You can now use your Sony headphones as a free real-time head tracker for race and flight simulators on PC, several hundred games already supported — enthusiast creates open-source app that translates live sensor data into in-game camera controls

688 upvotes 62 comments link Jul 6

Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

654 upvotes 213 comments link Jul 1

"Am I going back to PS4 days?" - Former PlayStation leader Shuhei Yoshida has tried the Steam Machine, and he doesn't sound very impressed

653 upvotes 315 comments link Jul 2

Most Redditors have no idea how the DRAM market works

633 upvotes 418 comments text Jul 29

Chinese CXMT to Match Micron's DRAM Manufacturing Capacity This Year

619 upvotes 126 comments link Jul 14

Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash?

587 upvotes 436 comments link Jul 10

r/hardware Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/hardware FAQ

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

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

How active is r/hardware?

r/hardware averages 13 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/hardware get?

Posts on r/hardware average about 91 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/hardware get most?

On r/hardware, most posts are link posts (71%)