SubTrends

Averages 54 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
54 6%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
197 19%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
56 7%
Activity Rank #2,128 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#2,128 142
Top 5%
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.
53%
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.
31%

r/PS5 Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02550751000100200300400Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (70 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.

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15%
10–99
31%
100–999
40%
1K+
14%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 41%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 129
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 8.5K

r/PS5 Most Active Times

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Sun 3 PM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 11 AM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 9 AM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 9 AM

r/PS5 Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion737 (45.6%)28
Articles & Blogs293 (18.1%)624
News & Announcements175 (10.8%)398
:ps: Official170 (10.5%)152
Trailers & Videos90 (5.6%)59
Deals and Discounts63 (3.9%)94
Rumor50 (3.1%)129
Fan Made21 (1.3%)4
:game: Game Discussion8 (0.5%)335
:remove: Questions Megathread4 (0.2%)0

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

51%text posts

r/PS5 Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
ps5
457 (28.0%)
7527
games
242 (14.8%)
21144
game
177 (10.8%)
18154
playstation
145 (8.9%)
422150
trailer
141 (8.6%)
9634
wolverine
124 (7.6%)
239132
sony
113 (6.9%)
29773
gta
77 (4.7%)
911154
says
72 (4.4%)
772152
removed
59 (3.6%)
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r/PS5 Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be13595
youtube.com13270
gamesradar.com72858
ign.com49728
mp1st.com27407
twitterviewer.net27987
eurogamer.net21270
blog.playstation.com19344
videogameschronicle.com16280
pcgamer.com14477

r/PS5 Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Playstation: An update from PlayStation Studios: After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to step away from collaborating with KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS on its project PHYSINT

8.5K upvotes 3.2K comments link Sep 9

Japanese companies like Capcom, Nintendo, and Konami are healthier because they have smaller teams, don't have frequent layoffs, and don't pay executives $30 million, says expert

7.6K upvotes 397 comments link Sep 17

Opinion ~ PlayStation’s Future Has Never Looked Bleaker | IGN

7.0K upvotes 2.2K comments link Sep 11

I really dislike these new pricing practices on the PlayStation Store

5.0K upvotes 1.2K comments image Sep 6

Consumer rights wiki is compiling a list of all the times sony has made references to you owning your games (including digital games)

5.0K upvotes 480 comments link Sep 9

GTA 6 is a bit too real for me - Rockstar will punish you if Jason and Lucia don't get a good night's sleep: "We track lots of things"

4.9K upvotes 1.1K comments link Sep 5

Rockstar boss says "we'll see what people say" about GTA 6's controversial refueling system, but thinks it's so fast that "you can't complain"

4.8K upvotes 1.1K comments link Sep 3

Rockstar boss says GTA 6 doesn't just let you easily walk around with guns because GTA 5's approach doesn't work "at this resolution" / GTA 6 needs better "behavioral sophistication" from its NPCs

4.8K upvotes 759 comments link Sep 6

GTA 6’s “advanced” weather system finally confirmed after years of rumors

4.5K upvotes 415 comments link Sep 28

GTA 6 story can stop you if you don't have enough cash to continue. Players will have to do robberies or other activities to get their money up before continuing

4.1K upvotes 454 comments link Sep 1

r/PS5 Audience Overlap

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r/PS5 FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/PS5?

Based on posting volume, r/PS5 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/PS5?

r/PS5 averages 54 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/PS5 get?

Posts on r/PS5 average about 197 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/PS5 get most?

On r/PS5, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts