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Averages 90 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (100%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
90 11%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
19 17%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
11 1%
Activity Rank #1,016 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.
#1,016 221
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.
0%
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.
30%

r/selfimprovement Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes050100150020406080Sep 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 (54 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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70%
10–99
24%
100–999
6%
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1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 55%
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. 4.2K

r/selfimprovement Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 11 AM
Mon 9 AM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 3 PM
Thu 9 AM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/selfimprovement Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question1.5K (57.1%)14
Other433 (16.1%)31
Tips and Tricks381 (14.2%)20
My Achievement158 (5.9%)19
Life Hack Tips82 (3.1%)56
Positive Affirmations 56 (2.1%)18
Fitness33 (1.2%)5
Bot flair for bots9 (0.3%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

100%text posts

r/selfimprovement Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
life
265 (9.9%)
4118
stop
212 (7.9%)
1613
myself
172 (6.4%)
98
self
168 (6.3%)
108
feel
150 (5.6%)
1111
people
116 (4.3%)
1813
need
111 (4.1%)
46
want
103 (3.8%)
199
actually
101 (3.8%)
309
help
101 (3.8%)
157

r/selfimprovement Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/selfimprovement Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/selfimprovement Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/selfimprovement FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/selfimprovement 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/selfimprovement?

r/selfimprovement averages 90 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/selfimprovement get?

Posts on r/selfimprovement average about 19 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/selfimprovement get most?

On r/selfimprovement, most posts are text posts (100%)