SubTrends

Averages 8 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (94%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
8 11%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
3 16%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
4 9%
Activity Rank #16,964 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#16,964 1,850
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.
58%
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.
42%

r/pbp Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes05101502468Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (68 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.

2–9
83%
10–99
17%
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. 42%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 23

r/pbp 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 4 PM
Wed 2 AM
Thu 2 AM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 9 PM

r/pbp Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discord155 (61.8%)3
Discussion21 (8.4%)5
eRP16 (6.4%)1
Community (Non WM/LW)15 (6.0%)2
Website13 (5.2%)1
Forum11 (4.4%)0
PAY8 (3.2%)0
Group looking for GM5 (2.0%)4
Live Text4 (1.6%)1
Freeform3 (1.2%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

94%text posts

r/pbp Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
discord
70 (27.7%)
34
pbp
42 (16.6%)
26
looking
37 (14.6%)
36
players
35 (13.8%)
24
game
34 (13.4%)
36
online
28 (11.1%)
13
campaign
28 (11.1%)
23
async
24 (9.5%)
34
dnd
23 (9.1%)
25
asynch
20 (7.9%)
34

r/pbp Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/pbp Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/pbp Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/pbp FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/pbp is most active on Fridays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/pbp?

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

How many upvotes do posts on r/pbp get?

Posts on r/pbp average about 3 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/pbp get most?

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