SubTrends

Averages 12 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (82%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
12 9%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
73 4%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
11 15%
Activity Rank #12,400 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.
#12,400 775
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.
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.
38%

r/MilSim Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030050100150200Sep 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 (37 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.

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25%
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50%
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25%
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0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 77%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 29
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 958

r/MilSim Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 8 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 8 AM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 1 PM

r/MilSim Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

82%image posts

r/MilSim Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
kit
65 (18.4%)
7612
milsim
19 (5.4%)
6916
plate
14 (4.0%)
536
gear
14 (4.0%)
13314
carrier
14 (4.0%)
537
army
11 (3.1%)
13822
set
10 (2.8%)
1168
first
10 (2.8%)
8322
help
10 (2.8%)
7723
ranger
10 (2.8%)
12312

r/MilSim Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be73

r/MilSim Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/MilSim Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/MilSim FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/MilSim is most active on Fridays around 2 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/MilSim?

r/MilSim averages 12 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/MilSim get?

Posts on r/MilSim average about 73 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/MilSim get most?

On r/MilSim, most posts are image posts (82%)