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Averages 68 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Mondays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
68 9%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
682 8%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
52 7%
Activity Rank #1,592 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,592 281
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.
65%

r/nottheonion Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes05010015005001k1.5k2kAug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
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.

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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. 31%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 831
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 42.2K

r/nottheonion Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 5 PM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 8 AM
Wed 6 PM
Thu 2 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 3 PM

r/nottheonion Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Not oniony - Removed66 (62.3%)2.4K
Removed - Not Oniony18 (17.0%)2.6K
Repost - Removed11 (10.4%)4.3K
Not oniony - Removed Repost - Removed6 (5.7%)588
Wrong title - Removed5 (4.7%)825

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
230 (11.0%)
11
man
186 (8.9%)
77852
says
123 (5.9%)
76180
police
78 (3.7%)
84679
lake
76 (3.6%)
1036
arrested
67 (3.2%)
41531
sullivan
57 (2.7%)
1427
court
53 (2.5%)
55353
hospital
48 (2.3%)
18615
israel
47 (2.2%)
22440

r/nottheonion Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
theguardian.com1151
apnews.com79562
bbc.com641
independent.co.uk371
cnn.com361
nytimes.com341
nbcnews.com33970
cbsnews.com301.2K
bbc.co.uk291
ctvnews.ca27460

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 Mondays around 12 PM 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 68 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 682 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%)