SubTrends

Averages 24 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Thursdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
24 6%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
4 12%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 28%
Activity Rank #6,164 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.
#6,164 544
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.
52%
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.
70%

r/pcbuilding 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 Short (44 chars)
Peak Day Saturday

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
81%
10–99
16%
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. 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. 164

r/pcbuilding Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 8 PM
Tue 6 AM
Wed 6 PM
Thu 9 AM
Fri 10 PM
Sat 9 AM

r/pcbuilding 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

49%link posts

r/pcbuilding Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
build
186 (26.1%)
42
help
93 (13.0%)
23
first
89 (12.5%)
43
need
71 (9.9%)
12
upgrade
68 (9.5%)
11
good
44 (6.2%)
33
gpu
38 (5.3%)
22
gaming
37 (5.2%)
26
building
29 (4.1%)
85
advice
28 (3.9%)
11

r/pcbuilding Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com91
pcpartpicker.com31

r/pcbuilding Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/pcbuilding Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/pcbuilding FAQ

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

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

How active is r/pcbuilding?

r/pcbuilding averages 24 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/pcbuilding get?

Posts on r/pcbuilding average about 4 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/pcbuilding get most?

On r/pcbuilding, posts are a mix of formats, mostly link posts