SubTrends

Averages 71 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.
71 11%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
28 16%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
8 7%
Activity Rank #1,557 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,557 234
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.
72%

r/indieheads Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes050100150020406080Jul 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 Short (54 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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50%
10–99
39%
100–999
10%
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1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 58%
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. 1.6K

r/indieheads Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 11 AM
Thu 8 PM
Fri 8 AM
Sat 6 PM

r/indieheads Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
[ANNIVERSARY]20 (27.0%)207
👀9 (12.2%)92
Removed: Post in Daily Discussion9 (12.2%)1
Album Discussion6 (8.1%)36
:structure:Mod Pick :structure:5 (6.8%)18
Removed: Rule Breaking Original Submission5 (6.8%)0
Removed: Artist not suited for indieheads4 (5.4%)2
Removed: Repost4 (5.4%)4
New Music Friday!3 (4.1%)14
Removed: Rule Breaking Song Submission (Needs Tag)3 (4.1%)0

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
1.2K (54.1%)
183
album
403 (18.4%)
3215
video
286 (13.1%)
143
performance
140 (6.4%)
363
live
103 (4.7%)
263
original
88 (4.0%)
31
music
86 (3.9%)
176
indie
66 (3.0%)
713
announce
64 (2.9%)
619
band
57 (2.6%)
165

r/indieheads Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be50716
youtube.com2378
open.spotify.com19424
music.apple.com5438
music.youtube.com444
tidal.com359
brooklynvegan.com2634
consequence.net26120
pitchfork.com24173
instagram.com23106

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 71 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 28 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%)