1.0K posts analyzed Updated Sep 2026
Averages 34 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (65%).
r/math Traffic & Engagement r/math Traffic & Engagement
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Upvote Distribution
How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.
r/math Most Active Times When r/math Is Most Active
Peak posting by day and hour (UTC) When this community posts most, by day and hour (UTC)
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r/math Flair Performance r/math Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| LLMs/AI | 54 (55.1%) | 14 |
| Removed - try /r/learnmath | 15 (15.3%) | 1 |
| Image Post | 12 (12.2%) | 96 |
| Removed - add explanation | 10 (10.2%) | 202 |
| 4 (4.1%) | 72 | |
| Removed - ask in Quick Questions thread | 3 (3.1%) | 1 |
Post Type Breakdown
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r/math Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/math
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| math | 159 (15.5%) | 8 | 5 |
| navier | 82 (8.0%) | 12 | 5 |
| problem | 79 (7.7%) | 9 | 2 |
| stokes | 79 (7.7%) | 12 | 5 |
| openai | 46 (4.5%) | 1 | 1 |
| proof | 41 (4.0%) | 49 | 10 |
| mathematics | 40 (3.9%) | 23 | 8 |
| number | 37 (3.6%) | 4 | 1 |
| millennium | 37 (3.6%) | 1 | 3 |
| prize | 35 (3.4%) | 1 | 1 |
r/math Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/math
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| openai.com | 44 | 1 |
| youtube.com | 16 | 8 |
| youtu.be | 16 | 8 |
| arxiv.org | 10 | 168 |
| anthropic.com | 6 | 1 |
| x.com | 6 | 1 |
| zenodo.org | 4 | 1 |
| cims.nyu.edu | 4 | 1 |
| github.com | 4 | 1 |
| quantamagazine.org | 3 | 158 |
r/math Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/math
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
Happily announce that my new ODEs textbook has been released!
RSA-260 factored
There's a new way to break RSA that's faster than anything we've seen before
Navier-Stokes Announcement - Clay Mathematics Institute
[2609.02882] A new proof that more than $2/3$ of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function are simple and on the critical line
What is your favorite Math Slop?
Riemann's 200th birthday
Serre's 100th birthday
The Deranged Mathematician: An Introduction to Differential Geometry
There's Linear Algebra, is there a Nonlinear Algebra?
| Title | Upvotes | Comments | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happily announce that my new ODEs textbook has been released! | 2.3K | 93 | image | Sep 24 |
| RSA-260 factored | 1.8K | 132 | image | Sep 3 |
| There's a new way to break RSA that's faster than anything we've seen before | 722 | 39 | link | Sep 26 |
| Navier-Stokes Announcement - Clay Mathematics Institute | 716 | 198 | link | Sep 12 |
| [2609.02882] A new proof that more than $2/3$ of the zeros of the Riemann zeta function are simple and on the critical line | 604 | 93 | link | Sep 3 |
| What is your favorite Math Slop? | 502 | 171 | text | Sep 5 |
| Riemann's 200th birthday | 418 | 21 | text | Sep 17 |
| Serre's 100th birthday | 395 | 36 | text | Sep 14 |
| The Deranged Mathematician: An Introduction to Differential Geometry | 392 | 42 | image | Sep 30 |
| There's Linear Algebra, is there a Nonlinear Algebra? | 334 | 96 | text | Sep 6 |
r/math Audience Overlap r/math Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
Overlapping audiences Communities with overlapping audiences
r/math FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/math
What's the best time to post on r/math?
Based on posting volume, r/math is most active on Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/math?
r/math averages 34 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/math get?
Posts on r/math average about 16 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/math get most?
On r/math, most posts are text posts (65%)