1.6K posts analyzed Updated Jul 2026
Averages 51 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (60%).
r/rust Traffic & Engagement r/rust Traffic & Engagement
Volume and engagement over time Posting volume and engagement over time
Post Format
Upvote Distribution
How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.
r/rust Most Active Times When r/rust Is Most Active
Peak posting by day and hour (UTC) When this community posts most, by day and hour (UTC)
Most Active by Day
r/rust Flair Performance r/rust Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| 🛠️ project | 594 (64.5%) | 21 |
| 🙋 seeking help & advice | 141 (15.3%) | 15 |
| 🎙️ discussion | 67 (7.3%) | 77 |
| 🧠 educational | 30 (3.3%) | 24 |
| 📸 media | 27 (2.9%) | 72 |
| 🗞️ news | 22 (2.4%) | 151 |
| 💡 ideas & proposals | 18 (2.0%) | 22 |
| 📡 official blog | 6 (0.7%) | 178 |
| 📅 this week in rust | 5 (0.5%) | 55 |
| 🙋 questions megathread | 4 (0.4%) | 7 |
Post Type Breakdown
Share by text, image, or link Share of posts by format: text, image, or link
r/rust Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/rust
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| rust | 894 (56.3%) | 22 | 9 |
| built | 241 (15.2%) | 4 | 3 |
| open | 87 (5.5%) | 6 | 3 |
| source | 79 (5.0%) | 5 | 3 |
| first | 75 (4.7%) | 7 | 5 |
| engine | 74 (4.7%) | 12 | 4 |
| project | 70 (4.4%) | 7 | 5 |
| looking | 68 (4.3%) | 2 | 4 |
| feedback | 61 (3.8%) | 1 | 3 |
| building | 61 (3.8%) | 13 | 5 |
r/rust Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/rust
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| github.com | 119 | 34 |
| blog.rust-lang.org | 8 | 236 |
| youtube.com | 6 | 13 |
| youtu.be | 5 | 72 |
| codeberg.org | 5 | 87 |
| rust-analyzer.github.io | 4 | 45 |
| corrode.dev | 4 | 40 |
| this-week-in-rust.org | 4 | 57 |
| aimer.cottonsofficial.com | 3 | 1 |
| c410-f3r.github.io | 3 | 31 |
r/rust Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/rust
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
So long r/rust, and thanks for all the Slop!
3D ascii tetris
'Rust makes coding fun again': Why Linux is moving away from C, according to Greg Kroah-Hartman
Compiling Rust to JVM is now ~36x faster after a rewrite of stack map generation and more refactors to rustc_codegen_jvm! (context, repo links and script to reproduce in comments!)
Andrew Kelley: My Thoughts on the Bun Rust Rewrite
Polonius (next-gen borrow checker) nearing stabilization with promising performance already
SteelMC: A Rust Minecraft server generating chunks 18.8× faster than vanilla
Oxc (popular front-end tooling) forked my parser but deliberately removed my copyright notice
I made a thing that sends files between devices with no wifi/bluetooth/cable
I created my own spreadsheet in rust
r/rust Audience Overlap r/rust Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
Overlapping audiences Communities with overlapping audiences
r/rust FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/rust
What's the best time to post on r/rust?
Based on posting volume, r/rust is most active on Thursdays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/rust?
r/rust averages 51 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/rust get?
Posts on r/rust average about 22 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/rust get most?
On r/rust, most posts are text posts (60%)