SubTrends

Averages 16 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (58%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
16 218%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
21 305%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
10 98%
Activity Rank #9,382 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.
#9,382 14,889
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.
7%
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.
22%

r/oldmansky 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 Image
Typical Title Length Short (34 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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37%
10–99
60%
100–999
2%
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. 92%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 13
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 446

r/oldmansky Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 6 PM
Tue 11 PM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 10 AM

r/oldmansky Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion65 (14.3%)20
Pictures54 (11.8%)18
Question48 (10.5%)12
Alliance44 (9.6%)24
Corvettes32 (7.0%)23
Bases27 (5.9%)23
Expedition22 (4.8%)20
Event18 (3.9%)21
Galaxy/System/Planet/Moon16 (3.5%)11
Announcement16 (3.5%)30

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

59%image posts

r/oldmansky Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
alliance
37 (7.8%)
1615
space
29 (6.1%)
1911
system
25 (5.2%)
178
expedition
25 (5.2%)
2910
member
23 (4.8%)
266
grey
21 (4.4%)
2618
council
20 (4.2%)
2418
station
19 (4.0%)
187
old
16 (3.4%)
4320
fishing
14 (2.9%)
3412

r/oldmansky Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/oldmansky Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/oldmansky Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/oldmansky FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/oldmansky is most active on Mondays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/oldmansky?

r/oldmansky averages 16 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/oldmansky get?

Posts on r/oldmansky average about 21 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/oldmansky get most?

On r/oldmansky, most posts are image posts (58%)