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Averages 38 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
38 5%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
189 8%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
19 2%
Activity Rank #3,771 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.
#3,771 203
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.
26%

r/inthenews Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (84 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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7%
10–99
46%
100–999
42%
1K+
5%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 77%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 85
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 3.2K

r/inthenews Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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Mon 10 AM
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Wed 9 AM
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Sat 12 PM

r/inthenews Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
article517 (66.4%)174
Feature Story169 (21.7%)131
Opinion/Analysis69 (8.9%)202
Queue Flooding17 (2.2%)1
low karma4 (0.5%)1
Rehosted Content3 (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
331 (28.4%)
27925
ice
82 (7.0%)
2018
says
73 (6.3%)
13527
iran
64 (5.5%)
13917
war
39 (3.3%)
16614
house
36 (3.1%)
21918
say
33 (2.8%)
17718
court
30 (2.6%)
14216
against
29 (2.5%)
19319
graham
29 (2.5%)
34444

r/inthenews Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
newsweek.com115170
apnews.com6486
newrepublic.com64586
theguardian.com58140
independent.co.uk46302
cnn.com4594
thehill.com43216
theatlantic.com39113
advocate.com38524
silive.com30199

r/inthenews Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

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 Thursdays around 11 AM 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 38 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 189 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%)