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Averages 6 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (90%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
6 41%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
221 19%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
4 19%
Activity Rank #20,891 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#20,891 7,036
Top 25%
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.
6%
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.
37%

r/Lightning Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510150200400600800Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (52 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
16%
10–99
39%
100–999
39%
1K+
6%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 81%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 86
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.8K

r/Lightning Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 5 PM
Mon 2 AM
Tue 5 AM
Wed 5 PM
Thu 6 PM
Fri 9 PM
Sat 9 PM

r/Lightning Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

90%image posts

r/Lightning Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
lightning
86 (46.2%)
1353
storm
22 (11.8%)
2474
strike
17 (9.1%)
2044
rain
14 (7.5%)
582
bolt
10 (5.4%)
672

r/Lightning Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com73

r/Lightning Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Lightning Audience Overlap

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r/Lightning FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Lightning is most active on Tuesdays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Lightning?

r/Lightning averages 6 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Lightning get?

Posts on r/Lightning average about 221 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Lightning get most?

On r/Lightning, most posts are image posts (90%)