SubTrends

Averages 61 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Saturdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (61%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
61 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
34 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.
15 16%
Activity Rank #1,840 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,840 14
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.
31%
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.
29%

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 (56 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

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
51%
10–99
34%
100–999
14%
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. 47%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 9
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 4.3K

r/linux_gaming Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 9 AM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 10 AM
Fri 4 PM
Sat 11 AM

r/linux_gaming Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
tech support wanted578 (54.0%)5
wine/proton86 (8.0%)51
tool/utility78 (7.3%)38
guide74 (6.9%)27
steam/steam deck54 (5.0%)40
graphics/kernel/drivers45 (4.2%)75
hardware42 (3.9%)70
gamedev/testers wanted24 (2.2%)30
benchmark23 (2.1%)9
new native/FLOSS game23 (2.1%)36

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
582 (30.7%)
6724
steam
211 (11.1%)
3812
games
158 (8.3%)
3722
game
134 (7.1%)
6014
gaming
110 (5.8%)
4330
proton
97 (5.1%)
5017
windows
86 (4.5%)
5532
help
84 (4.4%)
2510
cachyos
75 (4.0%)
1213
nvidia
68 (3.6%)
2212

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 Saturdays around 11 AM 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 61 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 34 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 (61%)