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Averages 70 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
70 6%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
120 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.
31 5%
Activity Rank #1,488 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.
#1,488 178
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.
21%
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.
33%

r/sanfrancisco Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02550751000100200300Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (51 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
19%
10–99
38%
100–999
38%
1K+
5%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 53%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 73
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 3.6K

r/sanfrancisco Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 9 PM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 12 PM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 7 PM

r/sanfrancisco Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Pic / Video516 (82.3%)219
Crime74 (11.8%)115
Local Politics37 (5.9%)113

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

47%text posts

r/sanfrancisco Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
san
231 (11.0%)
20839
francisco
210 (10.0%)
21038
city
67 (3.2%)
10234
sunset
64 (3.0%)
31740
looking
52 (2.5%)
454
bay
52 (2.5%)
9429
park
51 (2.4%)
9127
people
49 (2.3%)
14940
anyone
48 (2.3%)
4922
free
45 (2.1%)
132

r/sanfrancisco Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
sfchronicle.com72146
sfgate.com52148
sfstandard.com43200
missionlocal.org2994
youtube.com1117
youtu.be1045
kron4.com8139
abc7news.com646
instagram.com543
sfist.com5144

r/sanfrancisco Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/sanfrancisco Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/sanfrancisco FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/sanfrancisco is most active on Tuesdays around 2 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/sanfrancisco?

r/sanfrancisco averages 70 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/sanfrancisco get?

Posts on r/sanfrancisco average about 120 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/sanfrancisco get most?

On r/sanfrancisco, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts