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Averages 85 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 4 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (80%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
85 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
216 5%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
11 1%
Activity Rank #1,086 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.
#1,086 4
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.
2%
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/RATS Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0501001500200400600Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (35 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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25%
10–99
43%
100–999
27%
1K+
6%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 87%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 38
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 13.6K

r/RATS Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 9 PM
Tue 4 PM
Wed 7 PM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 6 PM
Sat 2 PM

r/RATS Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
CUTENESS806 (31.6%)339
Questions/HELP726 (28.5%)71
DISCUSSION126 (4.9%)214
RIP81 (3.2%)98
MEME75 (2.9%)634
EMERGENCY70 (2.7%)33
Cage Setup68 (2.7%)21
Crime🚨67 (2.6%)345
ART63 (2.5%)370
INFORMATION60 (2.4%)141

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

80%image posts

r/RATS Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
rat
555 (21.7%)
20314
rats
317 (12.4%)
10110
help
106 (4.2%)
388
cage
95 (3.7%)
458
little
89 (3.5%)
2008
baby
72 (2.8%)
2189
boys
65 (2.5%)
1306
pet
61 (2.4%)
556
need
57 (2.2%)
449
time
55 (2.1%)
12611

r/RATS Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com54

r/RATS Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/RATS Audience Overlap

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r/RATS FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/RATS is most active on Tuesdays around 4 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/RATS?

r/RATS averages 85 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/RATS get?

Posts on r/RATS average about 216 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/RATS get most?

On r/RATS, most posts are image posts (80%)