SubTrends

Averages 5 posts/day, top 50% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 5 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (59%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
5 0%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
92 7%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
7 8%
Activity Rank #23,930 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 50%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#23,930 574
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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.
21%
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.
33%

r/minilab Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (43 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 87%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 39
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 615

r/minilab Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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r/minilab Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
My lab!34 (44.2%)185
Help me to: Build18 (23.4%)10
Help me to: Hardware15 (19.5%)13
Hardware Gubbins 7 (9.1%)68
Help me to: Software3 (3.9%)3

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

59%image posts

r/minilab Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
rack
42 (26.6%)
1029
mini
24 (15.2%)
13610
homelab
22 (13.9%)
314
first
20 (12.7%)
1076
minilab
12 (7.6%)
16310

r/minilab Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/minilab Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/minilab Audience Overlap

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r/minilab FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/minilab is most active on Tuesdays around 5 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/minilab?

r/minilab averages 5 posts per day and ranks in the top 50% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/minilab get?

Posts on r/minilab average about 92 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/minilab get most?

On r/minilab, most posts are image posts (59%)