SubTrends

Averages 23 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Saturdays around 7 PM UTC. Mostly image posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
23 31%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
97 15%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
44 5%
Activity Rank #6,537 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#6,537 2,209
Top 10%
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.
43%
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/MLS Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0204060050100150200Sep 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 Medium (72 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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10%
10–99
51%
100–999
37%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 69%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 61
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.3K

r/MLS Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 9 PM
Mon 12 AM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 9 PM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 5 PM
Sat 7 PM

r/MLS Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Meme111 (27.7%)166
Highlight:redditgold:76 (19.0%)175
Official Source60 (15.0%)58
Discussion47 (11.7%)30
Club Site21 (5.2%)98
Subscription Required19 (4.7%)219
Fandom16 (4.0%)31
Serious12 (3.0%)14
USA International :USA:10 (2.5%)175
Refereeing:snoo_thoughtful:7 (1.7%)13

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

42%image posts

r/MLS Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
mls
215 (31.9%)
6692
meme
103 (15.3%)
18417
match
97 (14.4%)
19154
thread
87 (12.9%)
19170
sep
82 (12.2%)
19178
city
68 (10.1%)
7389
cup
41 (6.1%)
9955
soccer
40 (5.9%)
10342
miami
39 (5.8%)
11973
team
37 (5.5%)
8124

r/MLS Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
bsky.app18172
nytimes.com15141
mlssoccer.com1276
espn.com7190
ussoccer.com678
theguardian.com688
youtube.com67
youtu.be61
sdfcnation.com53
lafc.com5139

r/MLS Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/MLS Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/MLS FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/MLS is most active on Saturdays around 7 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/MLS?

r/MLS averages 23 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/MLS get?

Posts on r/MLS average about 97 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/MLS get most?

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