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Averages 84 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Mondays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
84 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
103 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.
30 16%
Activity Rank #1,240 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,240 48
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.
22%
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.
34%

r/sanfrancisco Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (50 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
23%
10–99
41%
100–999
32%
1K+
4%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 52%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 53
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 7.0K

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 1 AM
Mon 3 PM
Tue 4 PM
Wed 5 PM
Thu 5 PM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 1 AM

r/sanfrancisco Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Pic / Video561 (87.5%)203
Crime62 (9.7%)75
Local Politics14 (2.2%)133
⚡️MEGATHREAD⚡️4 (0.6%)85

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

52%text posts

r/sanfrancisco Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
san
246 (9.8%)
10731
francisco
223 (8.9%)
11029
city
94 (3.8%)
9029
pride
91 (3.6%)
14960
anyone
73 (2.9%)
4128
world
66 (2.6%)
2715
park
63 (2.5%)
8922
lost
61 (2.4%)
134
bay
59 (2.4%)
12621
grove
58 (2.3%)
85

r/sanfrancisco Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
sfchronicle.com85173
sfgate.com58140
sfstandard.com36149
missionlocal.org2793
youtu.be1941
sf.gazetteer.co13115
youtube.com125
instagram.com1111
kqed.org9170
sfexaminer.com634

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 Mondays around 3 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 84 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 103 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