SubTrends

Averages 20 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (94%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
20 12%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
2 11%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 1%
Activity Rank #7,574 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.
#7,574 838
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.
20%
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.
30%

r/obs 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 Text
Typical Title Length Short (52 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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
95%
10–99
5%
100–999
0%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 26%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 73

r/obs Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 10 AM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 6 AM
Fri 6 PM
Sat 4 PM

r/obs Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Help374 (63.5%)1
Question185 (31.4%)2
Guide16 (2.7%)1
Answered9 (1.5%)12
Meta5 (0.8%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

94%text posts

r/obs Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
obs
211 (35.8%)
25
audio
100 (17.0%)
15
help
77 (13.1%)
14
stream
59 (10.0%)
35
recording
56 (9.5%)
15
capture
54 (9.2%)
14
streaming
39 (6.6%)
15
game
30 (5.1%)
15
video
28 (4.8%)
14
need
28 (4.8%)
25

r/obs Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/obs Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/obs Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/obs FAQ

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

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

How active is r/obs?

r/obs averages 20 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/obs get?

Posts on r/obs average about 2 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/obs get most?

On r/obs, most posts are text posts (94%)