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Averages 21 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Mondays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (68%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
21 7%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
35 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.
9 11%
Activity Rank #7,120 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#7,120 336
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.
6%
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.
23%

r/postcrossing 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 (36 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
19%
10–99
74%
100–999
7%
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. 89%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 27
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 449

r/postcrossing 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 11 AM
Wed 3 PM
Thu 11 AM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/postcrossing Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Outgoing211 (50.0%)40
Questions111 (26.3%)15
Incoming68 (16.1%)44
Postage32 (7.6%)53

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

69%image posts

r/postcrossing Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
outgoing
93 (14.1%)
394
postcard
85 (12.9%)
4714
postcards
78 (11.8%)
3611
cards
59 (8.9%)
4312
first
48 (7.3%)
519
today
45 (6.8%)
535
stamps
40 (6.1%)
429
card
40 (6.1%)
3510
received
40 (6.1%)
6211
postcrossing
26 (3.9%)
3310

r/postcrossing Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/postcrossing Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/postcrossing Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/postcrossing FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/postcrossing is most active on Mondays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/postcrossing?

r/postcrossing averages 21 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/postcrossing get?

Posts on r/postcrossing average about 35 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/postcrossing get most?

On r/postcrossing, most posts are image posts (68%)