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Averages 8 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly image posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
8 1%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
9 8%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
4 1%
Activity Rank #17,233 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#17,233 242
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.
37%
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.
60%

r/RetroHandhelds Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015010203040Sep 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 (45 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.

2–9
68%
10–99
26%
100–999
6%
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. 40%
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. 209

r/RetroHandhelds Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 7 PM
Mon 8 AM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 11 AM
Thu 10 AM
Fri 9 AM
Sat 5 PM

r/RetroHandhelds Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
General Discussion76 (31.7%)17
Device Recommendation70 (29.2%)6
Help & Troubleshooting39 (16.3%)2
News20 (8.3%)10
Emulators18 (7.5%)2
Mods13 (5.4%)12
Meta4 (1.7%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

38%image posts

r/RetroHandhelds Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
handheld
45 (18.8%)
76
pocket
41 (17.1%)
62
retroid
34 (14.2%)
83
duo
23 (9.6%)
104
retro
18 (7.5%)
24
help
17 (7.1%)
14
need
13 (5.4%)
13
handhelds
13 (5.4%)
1213
nova
13 (5.4%)
313
best
12 (5.0%)
35

r/RetroHandhelds Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be191
retrododo.com717
youtube.com61

r/RetroHandhelds Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/RetroHandhelds Audience Overlap

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r/RetroHandhelds FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/RetroHandhelds is most active on Fridays around 9 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/RetroHandhelds?

r/RetroHandhelds averages 8 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/RetroHandhelds get?

Posts on r/RetroHandhelds average about 9 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/RetroHandhelds get most?

On r/RetroHandhelds, posts are a mix of formats, mostly image posts