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Averages 107 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (62%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
107 7%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
15 6%
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 5%
Activity Rank #763 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 1%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#763 Top 1% 62
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.
3%
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.
24%

r/iems Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0501001500204060Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (42 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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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56%
10–99
35%
100–999
8%
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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. 38%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.4K

r/iems Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 8 AM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 11 AM

r/iems Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Purchasing Advice 1.6K (49.5%)3
Discussion504 (15.8%)27
General Advice498 (15.6%)10
Review319 (10.0%)18
Showcase293 (9.2%)51

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

62%text posts

r/iems Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
iem
587 (18.4%)
1210
iems
462 (14.4%)
911
first
214 (6.7%)
1911
help
180 (5.6%)
27
need
168 (5.3%)
47
pro
163 (5.1%)
87
dac
144 (4.5%)
68
looking
144 (4.5%)
68
best
126 (3.9%)
912
good
120 (3.8%)
810

r/iems Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be113

r/iems Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/iems Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/iems FAQ

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

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

How active is r/iems?

r/iems averages 107 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/iems get?

Posts on r/iems average about 15 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/iems get most?

On r/iems, most posts are text posts (62%)