SubTrends

Averages 15 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (80%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
15 16%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
10 24%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
13 12%
Activity Rank #6,141 by posts/day among 33,249 tracked NSFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#6,141 520
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.
5%
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.
29%

r/Psychedelics 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 Text
Typical Title Length Short (43 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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62%
10–99
34%
100–999
4%
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. 50%
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. 274

r/Psychedelics Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 7 PM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 4 PM
Sat 12 PM

r/Psychedelics Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion80 (32.9%)13
Psilocybin74 (30.5%)4
LSD38 (15.6%)12
Research Chemicals16 (6.6%)2
Art13 (5.3%)36
DMT12 (4.9%)7
MDMA6 (2.5%)3
Mescaline4 (1.6%)10

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

79%text posts

r/Psychedelics Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
trip
51 (11.3%)
69
lsd
42 (9.3%)
2118
shrooms
38 (8.4%)
414
psychedelics
37 (8.2%)
3127
first
36 (8.0%)
48
time
27 (6.0%)
511
anyone
23 (5.1%)
511
mushrooms
18 (4.0%)
1017
help
17 (3.8%)
49
tripping
16 (3.5%)
1716

r/Psychedelics Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be48
youtube.com32

r/Psychedelics Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

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r/Psychedelics Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/Psychedelics FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Psychedelics is most active on Wednesdays around 2 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Psychedelics?

r/Psychedelics averages 15 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked NSFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Psychedelics get?

Posts on r/Psychedelics average about 10 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Psychedelics get most?

On r/Psychedelics, most posts are text posts (80%)