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Averages 62 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 8 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
62 9%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
745 9%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
64 23%
Activity Rank #1,801 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,801 209
Top 5%
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.
100%
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.
64%

r/nottheonion Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes05010015005001k1.5kSep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (81 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

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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4%
10–99
12%
100–999
40%
1K+
45%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 32%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 812
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 44.9K

r/nottheonion Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 7 PM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 8 AM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 1 AM

r/nottheonion Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Not oniony - Removed41 (77.4%)2.1K
Repost - Removed5 (9.4%)419
Wrong title - Removed4 (7.5%)3.3K
Older than 2 weeks - Removed3 (5.7%)8.5K

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%link posts

r/nottheonion Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trump
187 (10.1%)
10
says
148 (8.0%)
65672
man
123 (6.7%)
66244
house
95 (5.2%)
26816
white
59 (3.2%)
16612
police
48 (2.6%)
79047
home
46 (2.5%)
50314
woman
45 (2.4%)
95874
launches
45 (2.4%)
13912
fbi
41 (2.2%)
1.3K77

r/nottheonion Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
theguardian.com861
bbc.com541
apnews.com47415
fashiontimes.co.uk363.5K
bbc.co.uk351
nbcnews.com261.3K
cbsnews.com25994
latimes.com241
the-independent.com231.2K
cnn.com231

r/nottheonion Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/nottheonion Audience Overlap

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r/nottheonion FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/nottheonion is most active on Thursdays around 8 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/nottheonion?

r/nottheonion averages 62 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/nottheonion get?

Posts on r/nottheonion average about 745 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/nottheonion get most?

On r/nottheonion, most posts are link posts (100%)