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Averages 29 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (93%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
29 137%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
168 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
21 32%
Activity Rank #4,918 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.
#4,918 7,232
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.
94%
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.
49%

r/NewsSource 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 Medium (79 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.

2–9
33%
10–99
36%
100–999
25%
1K+
6%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 70%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 28
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 7.3K

r/NewsSource Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 8 AM
Tue 5 PM
Wed 9 AM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/NewsSource Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
🏛️ Politics & Government492 (58.7%)235
🌍 Military & Foreign Affairs132 (15.8%)45
⚖️ Law, Crime & Justice73 (8.7%)156
💰 Economy & Business36 (4.3%)30
🎭 Sports & Entertainment27 (3.2%)247
🏥 Health, Food & Safety18 (2.1%)59
🧪 Technology & Science10 (1.2%)10
🌱 Climate & Environment10 (1.2%)3
📰 Editorial & Analysis7 (0.8%)31
🎓 Education & Schools7 (0.8%)39

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

93%link posts

r/NewsSource Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
336 (38.5%)
21126
donald
63 (7.2%)
42045
says
62 (7.1%)
3212
house
61 (7.0%)
16526
white
49 (5.6%)
12425
removed
47 (5.4%)
11
trump's
45 (5.2%)
26914
moderator
43 (4.9%)
11
iran
38 (4.3%)
11415
president
31 (3.5%)
16618

r/NewsSource Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
newsweek.com79321
themirror.com51435
irishstar.com42336
primetimer.com37123
nbcnews.com2536
theguardian.com2431
cnn.com2412
apnews.com2016
independent.co.uk20159
soapcentral.com17140

r/NewsSource Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/NewsSource Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/NewsSource FAQ

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

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

How active is r/NewsSource?

r/NewsSource averages 29 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/NewsSource get?

Posts on r/NewsSource average about 168 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/NewsSource get most?

On r/NewsSource, most posts are link posts (93%)