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Averages 15 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 5 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (55%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
15 5%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
35 35%
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 17%
Activity Rank #10,153 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.
#10,153 633
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.
71%

r/selfdevelopment Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes01020300255075100Sep 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 (44 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

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
53%
10–99
31%
100–999
16%
1K+
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 57%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 9
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.3K

r/selfdevelopment Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 AM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 6 AM
Wed 5 AM
Thu 12 AM
Fri 8 AM
Sat 7 AM

r/selfdevelopment Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Wisdom87 (68.5%)49
Question23 (18.1%)2
Health11 (8.7%)14
Resource3 (2.4%)2
Wealth3 (2.4%)258

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

54%image posts

r/selfdevelopment Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
life
59 (13.3%)
72
yourself
37 (8.4%)
412
self
25 (5.7%)
2013
change
18 (4.1%)
102
keep
17 (3.9%)
873
better
14 (3.2%)
283
something
14 (3.2%)
353
stop
14 (3.2%)
31
make
12 (2.7%)
355
love
12 (2.7%)
162

r/selfdevelopment Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com261
forbes.com53
youtu.be51

r/selfdevelopment Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/selfdevelopment Audience Overlap

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r/selfdevelopment FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/selfdevelopment is most active on Wednesdays around 5 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/selfdevelopment?

r/selfdevelopment averages 15 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/selfdevelopment get?

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

What kind of posts does r/selfdevelopment get most?

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