SubTrends

Averages 6 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
6 13%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
13 70%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 10%
Activity Rank #22,484 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.
#22,484 2,036
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.
45%
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.
57%

r/linuxhardware Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015050100150Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (68 chars)
Peak Day Friday

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
87%
10–99
12%
100–999
0%
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. 51%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.6K

r/linuxhardware Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 11 AM
Wed 7 PM
Thu 5 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 6 PM

r/linuxhardware Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Support50 (30.5%)3
Discussion36 (22.0%)49
Question33 (20.1%)3
Purchase Advice25 (15.2%)3
Guide7 (4.3%)2
Product Announcement5 (3.0%)2
Build Help4 (2.4%)2
Review4 (2.4%)19

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

52%text posts

r/linuxhardware Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
linux
62 (37.1%)
299
laptop
17 (10.2%)
36
fedora
15 (9.0%)
22
ubuntu
14 (8.4%)
134
pro
14 (8.4%)
11
help
13 (7.8%)
23
lenovo
12 (7.2%)
21
gen
10 (6.0%)
41
boot
10 (6.0%)
12
intel
10 (6.0%)
31

r/linuxhardware Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/linuxhardware Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/linuxhardware Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/linuxhardware FAQ

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

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

How active is r/linuxhardware?

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

How many upvotes do posts on r/linuxhardware get?

Posts on r/linuxhardware average about 13 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/linuxhardware get most?

On r/linuxhardware, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts