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r/KerbalSpaceProgram

Averages 68 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (67%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
68 29%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
65 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.
10 5%
Activity Rank #1,634 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.
#1,634 661
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.
14%
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.
27%

r/KerbalSpaceProgram Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0255075100050100150Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (46 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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40%
10–99
43%
100–999
16%
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. 78%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 15
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 3.1K

r/KerbalSpaceProgram Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 6 PM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 5 PM
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Fri 12 PM
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r/KerbalSpaceProgram Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
KSP 1 Image/Video1.1K (51.9%)93
KSP 1 Question/Problem628 (29.7%)26
KSP 1 Mods234 (11.1%)32
KSP 1 Suggestion/Discussion75 (3.6%)71
KSP 1 Meta36 (1.7%)55
kArt23 (1.1%)185
KSP 2 Image/Video12 (0.6%)32
KSP 2 Question/Problem7 (0.3%)46

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

67%image posts

r/KerbalSpaceProgram Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
first
166 (7.8%)
608
ksp
135 (6.4%)
8116
mod
116 (5.5%)
6310
space
94 (4.4%)
547
mission
83 (3.9%)
607
landing
80 (3.8%)
537
mun
78 (3.7%)
418
mods
69 (3.3%)
1213
game
68 (3.2%)
508
help
67 (3.2%)
127

r/KerbalSpaceProgram Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com353
youtu.be3011
imgur.com43

r/KerbalSpaceProgram Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

The childhood pen-ruler fighter

3.1K upvotes 52 comments image Jul 14

This Is Technically an Airplane

2.9K upvotes 102 comments image Jul 26

I made a mod that displays a TWR of 1.0 on your throttle.

2.4K upvotes 198 comments image Jul 27

A Soviet combat torchship over Uranus

2.0K upvotes 74 comments image Jul 5

Jumping the dres canyon 2

2.0K upvotes 72 comments image Jul 14

Jumping the dres canyon

2.0K upvotes 64 comments image Jul 11

Running the Dres Canyon with a Glizy

1.8K upvotes 75 comments image Jul 22

KSP almost returned to pre-Artemis baseline of concurrent players

1.7K upvotes 200 comments image Jul 21

KERBOL? IN MY STELLARIS?

1.7K upvotes 44 comments image Jul 7

juuuuust missed pride month with my first mission to dock in kerbal space

1.7K upvotes 88 comments image Jul 3

r/KerbalSpaceProgram Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

View in Atlas →
r/KerbalAcademy 8 posts/day
Compare →
49% overlap
r/ForAllMankindTV 6 posts/day
Compare →
7% overlap

r/KerbalSpaceProgram FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/KerbalSpaceProgram is most active on Wednesdays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/KerbalSpaceProgram?

r/KerbalSpaceProgram averages 68 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/KerbalSpaceProgram get?

Posts on r/KerbalSpaceProgram average about 65 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/KerbalSpaceProgram get most?

On r/KerbalSpaceProgram, most posts are image posts (67%)