SubTrends

Averages 23 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Thursdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
23 4%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
160 13%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
34 32%
Activity Rank #6,352 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#6,352 419
Top 10%
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.
23%
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.
19%

r/LinusTechTips Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030400200400600Sep 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 (53 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
19%
10–99
36%
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. 52%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 72
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 9.2K

r/LinusTechTips Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
12 AM
1 AM
2 AM
3 AM
4 AM
5 AM
6 AM
7 AM
8 AM
9 AM
10 AM
11 AM
12 PM
1 PM
2 PM
3 PM
4 PM
5 PM
6 PM
7 PM
8 PM
9 PM
10 PM
11 PM
← Swipe →
#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 12 AM

r/LinusTechTips Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion176 (25.4%)95
Image149 (21.5%)241
Meme/Shitpost85 (12.3%)332
Tech Discussion73 (10.5%)152
Tech Question61 (8.8%)29
Video57 (8.2%)74
Link45 (6.5%)179
WAN Show31 (4.5%)106
Personal Opinion16 (2.3%)116

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

49%image posts

r/LinusTechTips Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
linus
97 (14.0%)
17133
ltt
91 (13.1%)
16242
tech
43 (6.2%)
4844
tips
39 (5.6%)
5241
september
37 (5.3%)
4642
video
36 (5.2%)
4619
windows
32 (4.6%)
3623
screwdriver
31 (4.5%)
8217
wan
27 (3.9%)
9643
steam
25 (3.6%)
15148

r/LinusTechTips Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com5654
youtu.be12166
i.imgur.com71
tomshardware.com6751

r/LinusTechTips Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/LinusTechTips Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/LinusTechTips FAQ

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

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

How active is r/LinusTechTips?

r/LinusTechTips averages 23 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/LinusTechTips get?

Posts on r/LinusTechTips average about 160 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/LinusTechTips get most?

On r/LinusTechTips, posts are a mix of formats, mostly image posts