SubTrends

Averages 80 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 8 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (80%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
80 12%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
33 44%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
7 3%
Activity Rank #1,333 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,333 209
Top 5%
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.
86%
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.
74%

r/indieheads Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Short (55 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.

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50%
10–99
39%
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10%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 56%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 9
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 4.2K

r/indieheads Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 10 AM
Wed 11 AM
Thu 8 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 11 AM

r/indieheads Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Removed: Post in Daily Discussion19 (20.4%)1
[ANNIVERSARY]17 (18.3%)162
Album Discussion14 (15.1%)83
Removed: Repost10 (10.8%)2
Removed: Self-promotion (Read guidelines)10 (10.8%)1
Removed: Artist not suited for indieheads4 (4.3%)1
:structure:Mod Pick :structure:4 (4.3%)110
New Music Friday!3 (3.2%)24
🤍Mod Pick🤍3 (3.2%)12
🙉 Mod Pick 🙉3 (3.2%)8

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

80%link posts

r/indieheads Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
fresh
1.3K (53.5%)
173
album
495 (20.8%)
318
video
309 (13.0%)
154
performance
167 (7.0%)
335
live
143 (6.0%)
294
music
136 (5.7%)
5411
original
87 (3.6%)
11
tour
73 (3.1%)
7015
indie
71 (3.0%)
1218
announce
65 (2.7%)
7312

r/indieheads Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be52716
open.spotify.com23718
youtube.com19811
music.apple.com5329
tidal.com3855
music.youtube.com3510
open.qobuz.com3213
stereogum.com32255
brooklynvegan.com2841
nme.com27102

r/indieheads Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/indieheads Audience Overlap

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r/indieheads FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/indieheads is most active on Thursdays around 8 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/indieheads?

r/indieheads averages 80 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/indieheads get?

Posts on r/indieheads average about 33 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/indieheads get most?

On r/indieheads, most posts are link posts (80%)