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Averages 11 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
11 16%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
125 21%
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 23%
Activity Rank #13,539 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#13,539 2,001
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.
13%
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.
21%

r/metro Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020300100200300Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (49 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
26%
10–99
42%
100–999
30%
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. 79%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 37
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.8K

r/metro Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 9 AM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 12 PM

r/metro Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion134 (40.5%)83
Help52 (15.7%)16
Humour27 (8.2%)332
Image/Gif23 (6.9%)361
Video22 (6.6%)85
Bug/Glitch21 (6.3%)62
Art/Cosplay18 (5.4%)168
Other14 (4.2%)139
News11 (3.3%)399
Let's Play5 (1.5%)6

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

46%text posts

r/metro Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
metro
148 (44.0%)
12717
exodus
43 (12.8%)
829
last
29 (8.6%)
487
light
26 (7.7%)
528
game
26 (7.7%)
19927
games
17 (5.1%)
7625
redux
14 (4.2%)
347
series
11 (3.3%)
4515
good
11 (3.3%)
10918
trailer
10 (3.0%)
12215

r/metro Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be13110
youtube.com741
archiveofourown.org42

r/metro Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/metro Audience Overlap

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r/metro FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/metro is most active on Tuesdays around 3 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/metro?

r/metro averages 11 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/metro get?

Posts on r/metro average about 125 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/metro get most?

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