SubTrends

Averages 63 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Fridays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (62%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
63 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
31 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
13 5%
Activity Rank #1,854 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.
#1,854 60
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.
32%
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.
28%

r/linux_gaming 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 Text
Typical Title Length Short (54 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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
58%
10–99
29%
100–999
12%
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. 45%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 6
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.7K

r/linux_gaming Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 3 PM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 10 AM

r/linux_gaming Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
tech support wanted631 (55.3%)9
wine/proton95 (8.3%)73
guide77 (6.7%)15
steam/steam deck75 (6.6%)92
tool/utility63 (5.5%)59
graphics/kernel/drivers50 (4.4%)86
hardware49 (4.3%)34
benchmark25 (2.2%)45
new native/FLOSS game18 (1.6%)183
gamedev/testers wanted18 (1.6%)76

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

62%text posts

r/linux_gaming Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
linux
509 (26.2%)
5116
steam
255 (13.1%)
3914
games
177 (9.1%)
1914
game
137 (7.1%)
2813
proton
113 (5.8%)
4816
gaming
105 (5.4%)
3324
help
97 (5.0%)
45
windows
91 (4.7%)
4727
nvidia
69 (3.5%)
2315
working
69 (3.5%)
528

r/linux_gaming Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/linux_gaming Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/linux_gaming Audience Overlap

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r/linux_gaming FAQ

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

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

How active is r/linux_gaming?

r/linux_gaming averages 63 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/linux_gaming get?

Posts on r/linux_gaming average about 31 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/linux_gaming get most?

On r/linux_gaming, most posts are text posts (62%)