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Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (98%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
4 4%
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 5%
Activity Rank #19,470 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#19,470 449
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.
54%
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.
55%

r/IndieExchange Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510152002468Sep 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 Medium (86 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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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 87%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 4
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 19

r/IndieExchange Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 PM
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r/IndieExchange Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Sell67 (37.6%)5
Request42 (23.6%)3
Sell Only 36 (20.2%)5
Sell/Swap29 (16.3%)4
Swap Only4 (2.2%)3

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

98%text posts

r/IndieExchange Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
sell
131 (64.5%)
54
bpal
76 (37.4%)
44
perfume
63 (31.0%)
43
swap
60 (29.6%)
44
alkemia
53 (26.1%)
44
arcana
46 (22.7%)
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scents
37 (18.2%)
46
sorce
36 (17.7%)
43
nui
31 (15.3%)
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cobalt
31 (15.3%)
44

r/IndieExchange Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/IndieExchange Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

[US to US][Sell] Themed mystery bags featuring Alkemia, Astrid, BPAL, Cocoapink, Poesie, Stereoplasm and more

19 upvotes 20 comments text Sep 9

[SELL] [US TO ANYWHERE CORPOREAL] BUY MORE, SAVE MORE SALE! FS BOTTLES FOR SALE! ALKEMIA, ALPHA MUSK, ARCANA, ASTRID, BLACK PHOENIX ALCHEMY LAB, NOCTURNE ALCHEMY, ODETTE! RARE BOTTLES AVAILABLE - TAKING SOME OFF SWAP ONLY LIST. ADDING MYSTERY SAMPLE LOTS!

9 upvotes 21 comments text Sep 25

[US to US] [Sell] [Perfume] Alkemia, Amorphous, Astrid, Fyrinnae, Hexennacht, Possets, and more, PLUS an Autumn Edit

9 upvotes 4 comments text Sep 25

[SELL/SWAP][US to US] mostly full sizes from Arcana, Birch and Besom, BPAL, Cardinal Scents, Deconstructing Eden, Fyrinnae, Hexennacht, Lovesick Witchery, Nui Cobalt, Odette Parfums, and Sugar Milk Co.

8 upvotes 6 comments text Sep 4

[US to US/Ajevie][Sell] Lots of perfumes

8 upvotes 3 comments text Sep 20

[Japan to Worldwide][Sell][Perfume] Solstice Scents, Arcana, Alkemia, Fantome, Possets, Nui Cobalt

8 upvotes 1 comments text Sep 20

[US to US][Sell][Perfume] FS, drams, samples! NCD, BPAL, Alkemia, Hexennacht, etc. LOTS ADDED

8 upvotes 7 comments text Sep 22

[SELL] [US to US] [Perfume] Indie and Niche! Adirondack Fragrance Farm, Akro, Arcana, Hexennacht, Kerosene, Pineward, Poesie, Solstice Scents, Stereoplasm, Voyages Imaginaires, and more!

8 upvotes 5 comments text Sep 2

[US to US][SELL][PERFUME] BPAL and Astrid perfume

8 upvotes 11 comments text Sep 12

[US to US] [Sell] Stereoplasm, Sixteen92, Osmofolia, NAVA, Fyrinnae, DSH, BPAL, Astrid, and more!

8 upvotes 2 comments text Sep 21

r/IndieExchange Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/IndieExchange FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/IndieExchange is most active on Thursdays around 12 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/IndieExchange?

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

How many upvotes do posts on r/IndieExchange get?

Posts on r/IndieExchange average about 4 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/IndieExchange get most?

On r/IndieExchange, most posts are text posts (98%)