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Averages 19 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Thursdays around 2 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (84%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
19 10%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
19 13%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 41%
Activity Rank #7,797 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.
#7,797 925
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.
84%
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.
76%

r/news2 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 Link
Typical Title Length Long (153 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. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 380

r/news2 Most Active Times

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r/news2 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

84%link posts

r/news2 Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
196 (34.2%)
278
ice
77 (13.4%)
221
iran
44 (7.7%)
164
says
40 (7.0%)
143
war
40 (7.0%)
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first
34 (5.9%)
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people
31 (5.4%)
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president
30 (5.2%)
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said
28 (4.9%)
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year
28 (4.9%)
259

r/news2 Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
newrepublic.com3815
commondreams.org3412
theguardian.com229
rawstory.com1560
truthout.org124
peoplesworld.org115
cbsnews.com118
democracynow.org115
wsws.org1016
apnews.com105

r/news2 Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Trump Humiliated by Giant Crowd | Thousands of protesters gave the president an earful, surrounding the Kennedy Center and unleashing a wave of mockery over his threats to tear it down.

380 upvotes 119 comments link Sep 20

Donald Trump Hit With 26 Articles Of Impeachment | Trump has been slapped with 26 new articles of impeachment by a House Democrat, accusing him of abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, and a sweeping range of other alleged misconduct.

310 upvotes 71 comments link Sep 27

White House melts down after journalist flags who Trump brought to Ireland | “Look who made the trip to Ireland!” Rupar wrote in a post to his more than 1.1 million followers, alongside a pic of Trump’s 35-year-old aide Natalie Harp, whose close relationship with Trump has unsettled the White House.

302 upvotes 221 comments link Sep 13

Woman Who Exposed FBI Official for Working With Russian Oligarch Found Dead

298 upvotes 48 comments image Sep 5

People are DONE with ICE

284 upvotes 11 comments image Sep 28

Butler Assassination Attempt Was 100% FAKED

267 upvotes 13 comments image Sep 17

Pete Hegseth faces internal 'rebellion’ as insiders leak weird conduct: report | “Daily leaks about his blunders, stupidity, malfeasance, and weird conduct — his wife has moved into the Pentagon as his effective second-in-command — have become part of a growing rear-guard rebellion to get him out.”

213 upvotes 17 comments link Sep 10

Map of Wage Shame

196 upvotes 17 comments image Sep 1

Piece of the Kennedy Center's ceiling falls amid heavy rain in DC area

169 upvotes 32 comments image Sep 6

Trump supporter who voted for mass deportation is melting down because now the only help she can find for her farm is high school workers: “Someone asked for $20/hour. I told him to get bent”

162 upvotes 55 comments image Sep 30

r/news2 Audience Overlap

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r/news2 FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/news2?

Based on posting volume, r/news2 is most active on Thursdays around 2 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/news2?

r/news2 averages 19 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/news2 get?

Posts on r/news2 average about 19 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/news2 get most?

On r/news2, most posts are link posts (84%)