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Averages 14 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 4 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (86%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
14 390%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
514 158%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
16 289%
Activity Rank #10,500 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.
#10,500 22,374
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.
9%
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/heartwarming Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes020406005001k1.5k2kJul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Medium (63 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
20%
10–99
31%
100–999
32%
1K+
17%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 83%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 96
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 9.6K

r/heartwarming Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 4 PM
Tue 8 PM
Wed 6 PM
Thu 8 AM
Fri 4 PM
Sat 12 PM

r/heartwarming Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
People325 (73.9%)552
Animals69 (15.7%)506
News22 (5.0%)409
Reunion16 (3.6%)138
Meme8 (1.8%)75

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

86%image posts

r/heartwarming Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
first
33 (7.5%)
78136
baby
30 (6.8%)
1.4K26
best
24 (5.5%)
27011
little
22 (5.0%)
95721
old
21 (4.8%)
88127
love
20 (4.5%)
77433
mother
20 (4.5%)
1.2K22
time
19 (4.3%)
22933
man
17 (3.9%)
46942
dad
17 (3.9%)
56816

r/heartwarming Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com84

r/heartwarming Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/heartwarming Audience Overlap

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r/heartwarming FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/heartwarming is most active on Fridays around 4 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/heartwarming?

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

How many upvotes do posts on r/heartwarming get?

Posts on r/heartwarming average about 514 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/heartwarming get most?

On r/heartwarming, most posts are image posts (86%)