SubTrends

Averages 227 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (88%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
227 32%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
15 49%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
14 42%
Activity Rank #235 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 1%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#235 Top 1% 124
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.
13%
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.
44%

r/personalfinance Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (57 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.

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55%
10–99
29%
100–999
15%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 18%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 7
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 3.3K

r/personalfinance Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 PM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 1 PM

r/personalfinance Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Other1.0K (17.9%)21
Investing662 (11.6%)11
Debt543 (9.5%)10
Retirement541 (9.5%)27
Budgeting467 (8.2%)18
Planning447 (7.8%)15
Saving362 (6.3%)23
Auto358 (6.3%)10
Housing340 (5.9%)23
Credit297 (5.2%)29

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

88%text posts

r/personalfinance Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
advice
547 (8.1%)
510
money
437 (6.4%)
1613
need
384 (5.7%)
812
car
372 (5.5%)
1022
debt
372 (5.5%)
512
credit
354 (5.2%)
713
help
345 (5.1%)
1111
loan
313 (4.6%)
813
financial
297 (4.4%)
58
pay
257 (3.8%)
1920

r/personalfinance Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/personalfinance Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/personalfinance Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/personalfinance FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/personalfinance is most active on Tuesdays around 12 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/personalfinance?

r/personalfinance averages 227 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/personalfinance get?

Posts on r/personalfinance average about 15 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/personalfinance get most?

On r/personalfinance, most posts are text posts (88%)