SubTrends

Averages 10 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 11 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (55%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
10 8%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
35 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
10 12%
Activity Rank #14,755 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.
#14,755 1,140
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.
26%
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.
32%

r/retrocomputing Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015200255075100Jul 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 (51 chars)
Peak Day Saturday

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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34%
10–99
55%
100–999
11%
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. 77%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 15
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 651

r/retrocomputing Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 11 PM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/retrocomputing Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Problem / Question :questionmark:47 (36.7%)10
Photo :camera:37 (28.9%)69
Discussion15 (11.7%)29
Video :videoiconw:13 (10.2%)30
Software10 (7.8%)29
Blog6 (4.7%)36

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

55%image posts

r/retrocomputing Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
old
27 (9.0%)
4819
windows
16 (5.3%)
1413
computer
15 (5.0%)
175
retro
14 (4.7%)
710
game
13 (4.3%)
82
disk
12 (4.0%)
5715
ibm
10 (3.3%)
375
found
10 (3.3%)
6317

r/retrocomputing Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be172
i.imgur.com6222
youtube.com623
archive.org317

r/retrocomputing Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/retrocomputing Audience Overlap

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r/retrocomputing FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/retrocomputing is most active on Thursdays around 11 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/retrocomputing?

r/retrocomputing averages 10 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/retrocomputing get?

Posts on r/retrocomputing average about 35 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/retrocomputing get most?

On r/retrocomputing, most posts are image posts (55%)