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Averages 29 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 7 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (96%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
29 15%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
12 15%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
7 12%
Activity Rank #5,007 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.
#5,007 819
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.
1%
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.
49%

r/photos 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 (28 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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65%
10–99
31%
100–999
4%
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0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 63%
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. 513

r/photos Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 9 AM
Mon 7 AM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 7 AM
Thu 8 AM
Fri 3 AM
Sat 4 PM

r/photos Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Photo3 (100.0%)15

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

97%image posts

r/photos Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
photo
44 (5.1%)
115
sunset
39 (4.5%)
2216
photos
32 (3.7%)
169
took
23 (2.7%)
188
sky
20 (2.3%)
72
beautiful
18 (2.1%)
42
view
16 (1.9%)
74
favorite
14 (1.6%)
9478
best
14 (1.6%)
2823
night
12 (1.4%)
55

r/photos Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/photos Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/photos Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/photos FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/photos is most active on Wednesdays around 7 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/photos?

r/photos averages 29 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/photos get?

Posts on r/photos average about 12 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/photos get most?

On r/photos, most posts are image posts (96%)