SubTrends

Averages 80 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 12 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (81%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
80 58%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
3 20%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
2 20%
Activity Rank #1,295 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,295 1,236
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.
9%
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.
71%

r/ReelShorts Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0501001500246Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (37 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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91%
10–99
8%
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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. 39%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 141

r/ReelShorts Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 PM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 5 PM
Wed 12 AM
Thu 12 AM
Fri 3 AM
Sat 12 PM

r/ReelShorts Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Request228 (54.0%)2
AI Vertical120 (28.4%)3
Discussion37 (8.8%)10
Favorites13 (3.1%)2
Actors/Actresses7 (1.7%)6
Review7 (1.7%)2
Rant6 (1.4%)8
News4 (0.9%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

82%image posts

r/ReelShorts Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
link
831 (33.5%)
22
anyone
413 (16.7%)
33
please
281 (11.3%)
22
find
195 (7.9%)
45
help
184 (7.4%)
22
drama
157 (6.3%)
24
free
153 (6.2%)
21
looking
153 (6.2%)
23
full
104 (4.2%)
11
love
89 (3.6%)
22

r/ReelShorts Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/ReelShorts Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/ReelShorts Audience Overlap

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r/ReelShorts FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/ReelShorts is most active on Thursdays around 12 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/ReelShorts?

r/ReelShorts averages 80 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/ReelShorts get?

Posts on r/ReelShorts average about 3 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/ReelShorts get most?

On r/ReelShorts, most posts are image posts (81%)