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Averages 10 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 3 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (87%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
10 24%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
14 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.
5 18%
Activity Rank #14,767 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#14,767 2,871
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.
0%
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.
40%

r/pleco 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 (30 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

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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43%
10–99
56%
100–999
1%
1K+
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 72%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 12
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 278

r/pleco Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 3 PM
Tue 6 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 3 AM
Fri 2 AM
Sat 6 PM

r/pleco Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Pleco Appreciation 124 (41.5%)17
Question70 (23.4%)9
Showing Off45 (15.1%)22
Identification 22 (7.4%)14
Sick10 (3.3%)4
Help!10 (3.3%)6
Discussion 10 (3.3%)9
ABUSIVE 🚩🚩🚩5 (1.7%)1
Injured3 (1.0%)7

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

87%image posts

r/pleco Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
pleco
102 (33.9%)
135
bristlenose
27 (9.0%)
96
plecos
15 (5.0%)
75
time
14 (4.7%)
144
feeding
10 (3.3%)
126
help
10 (3.3%)
48

r/pleco Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/pleco Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/pleco Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/pleco FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/pleco is most active on Thursdays around 3 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/pleco?

r/pleco averages 10 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/pleco get?

Posts on r/pleco average about 14 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/pleco get most?

On r/pleco, most posts are image posts (87%)