SubTrends

Averages 80 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 4 PM UTC. Mostly image posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
80 12%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
98 23%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
16 19%
Activity Rank #1,193 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,193 264
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.
8%
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/metalgearsolid Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes050100150050100150200Sep 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 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
38%
10–99
36%
100–999
23%
1K+
3%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 67%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 19
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 4.8K

r/metalgearsolid Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 9 PM
Mon 11 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 4 PM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 4 PM
Sat 12 PM

r/metalgearsolid Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
❗600 (45.6%)102
MGSV193 (14.7%)183
♥️118 (9.0%)109
I'm afraid it's been 9 years75 (5.7%)54
No Spoilers!73 (5.5%)67
NO! THAT IS NOT SOLID SNAKE!69 (5.2%)161
🔺Delta51 (3.9%)52
🍊44 (3.3%)231
MGS1 Spoilers35 (2.7%)77
MGS3 Spoilers33 (2.5%)50

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

51%image posts

r/metalgearsolid Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
metal
287 (11.9%)
6514
gear
286 (11.9%)
6414
mgs4
276 (11.4%)
7218
mgs
221 (9.2%)
5815
peace
218 (9.0%)
5110
walker
215 (8.9%)
5010
solid
208 (8.6%)
7513
snake
154 (6.4%)
13620
collection
137 (5.7%)
6613
boss
136 (5.6%)
8115

r/metalgearsolid Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be5019
youtube.com3016
m.youtube.com370

r/metalgearsolid Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/metalgearsolid Audience Overlap

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r/metalgearsolid FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/metalgearsolid is most active on Wednesdays around 4 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/metalgearsolid?

r/metalgearsolid averages 80 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/metalgearsolid get?

Posts on r/metalgearsolid average about 98 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/metalgearsolid get most?

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