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Averages 37 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
37 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
164 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.
17 8%
Activity Rank #3,737 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#3,737 69
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.
100%
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.
33%

r/inthenews Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02550751000100200300400Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (82 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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41%
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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. 70%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 89
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 3.6K

r/inthenews Most Active Times

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Mon 11 AM
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r/inthenews Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
article429 (60.1%)156
Feature Story171 (23.9%)141
Opinion/Analysis61 (8.5%)134
Queue Flooding25 (3.5%)1
low karma21 (2.9%)1
Humor/Satire4 (0.6%)12
Not Appropriate Subreddit3 (0.4%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%link posts

r/inthenews Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
356 (32.5%)
26828
says
77 (7.0%)
16934
house
55 (5.0%)
23721
ice
53 (4.8%)
32019
iran
48 (4.4%)
15924
white
47 (4.3%)
27624
war
39 (3.6%)
9115
court
38 (3.5%)
14712
donald
36 (3.3%)
36829
judge
33 (3.0%)
30413

r/inthenews Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
newsweek.com87259
theguardian.com69126
apnews.com6591
newrepublic.com63567
cnn.com55104
bomcongnghiep.com.vn431
advocate.com39143
independent.co.uk34315
thehill.com31249
thedailybeast.com28712

r/inthenews Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Barack Obama announces death of beloved dog Sunny who joined family in the White House

3.6K upvotes 55 comments link Sep 16

Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt | The former special counsel testified he would prosecute anyone, regardless of political party, based on the evidence he found about Donald Trump.

2.9K upvotes 64 comments link Sep 29

Donald Trump Hit With 26 Articles Of Impeachment

2.8K upvotes 82 comments link Sep 26

Ireland disowns Ed Sheeran over Macklemore stance: "Gutless coward"

2.7K upvotes 160 comments link Sep 17

Army Secretary Warned Trump About Hegseth Just Before Resigning | The president was reportedly shocked when Driscoll told him the extent of Hegseth’s actions.

2.7K upvotes 135 comments link Sep 1

FBI Warns Women Are Pretending to Be Tradwives to Catfish and Dox ICE | The FBI sent a memo to ICE saying women wanted to “embarrass” immigration agents.

2.6K upvotes 120 comments link Sep 18

Confused Mitch McConnell, 84, Has to Be Told How to Vote

2.3K upvotes 193 comments link Sep 16

Trump Administration Sets Grim New Poll Record | An astounding nine in 10 Americans now believe corruption is widespread in the U.S. government.

2.3K upvotes 126 comments link Sep 2

Entire presidential TV press pool suspends coverage in the wake of President Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW

2.2K upvotes 81 comments link Sep 21

Trump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of Degrees | Under a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan.

2.1K upvotes 377 comments link Sep 27

r/inthenews Audience Overlap

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r/inthenews FAQ

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

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

How active is r/inthenews?

r/inthenews averages 37 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/inthenews get?

Posts on r/inthenews average about 164 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/inthenews get most?

On r/inthenews, most posts are link posts (100%)