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Averages 5 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (82%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
5 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
4 55%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 42%
Activity Rank #23,060 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#23,060 779
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.
20%
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.
57%

r/PublicPolicy 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 (55 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

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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76%
10–99
24%
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0%
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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. 48%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 57

r/PublicPolicy Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 8 AM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 5 AM
Fri 5 AM
Sat 1 AM

r/PublicPolicy Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Career Advice43 (67.2%)4
Other12 (18.8%)3
Politics of Policy Making6 (9.4%)10
Research/Methods Question3 (4.7%)9

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

82%text posts

r/PublicPolicy Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
policy
47 (28.3%)
54
mpp
36 (21.7%)
56
public
31 (18.7%)
54
mpa
19 (11.4%)
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advice
18 (10.8%)
53
career
17 (10.2%)
33
job
12 (7.2%)
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programs
10 (6.0%)
56

r/PublicPolicy Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/PublicPolicy Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/PublicPolicy Audience Overlap

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r/PublicPolicy FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/PublicPolicy 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/PublicPolicy?

r/PublicPolicy averages 5 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/PublicPolicy get?

Posts on r/PublicPolicy average about 4 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/PublicPolicy get most?

On r/PublicPolicy, most posts are text posts (82%)