SubTrends

Averages 8 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (66%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
8 55%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
13 1%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
9 66%
Activity Rank #16,845 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#16,845 6,529
Top 25%
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.
68%
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.
66%

r/oilandgas 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 (80 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

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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59%
10–99
39%
100–999
3%
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. 48%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 6
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 849

r/oilandgas Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 9 AM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 6 PM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 12 AM

r/oilandgas 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

66%link posts

r/oilandgas Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
oil
102 (41.3%)
97
diesel
51 (20.6%)
139
gas
42 (17.0%)
159
prices
36 (14.6%)
148
fuel
27 (10.9%)
106
energy
25 (10.1%)
108
iran
25 (10.1%)
610
trump
23 (9.3%)
6047
war
18 (7.3%)
33
exports
18 (7.3%)
36

r/oilandgas Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
oilprice.com138
realnarrativenews.com1010
wsj.com1013
x.com61
reuters.com65
youtube.com41
newsweek.com436
bloomberg.com418
huffpost.com364
cnbc.com324

r/oilandgas Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/oilandgas Audience Overlap

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r/oilandgas FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/oilandgas is most active on Tuesdays around 9 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/oilandgas?

r/oilandgas averages 8 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/oilandgas get?

Posts on r/oilandgas average about 13 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/oilandgas get most?

On r/oilandgas, most posts are link posts (66%)