SubTrends

Averages 18 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Fridays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (73%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
18 3%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
28 13%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
2 3%
Activity Rank #8,671 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#8,671 350
Top 10%
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.
16%
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.
68%

r/SFM Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (36 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
56%
10–99
34%
100–999
10%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 79%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 8
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.6K

r/SFM Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

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

r/SFM Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
:poster: Artwork248 (45.8%)24
:movie: Animation134 (24.8%)40
:help: Help120 (22.2%)25
:movie: Movie16 (3.0%)27
:help: Request15 (2.8%)20
:poster: Commission 8 (1.5%)27

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

73%image posts

r/SFM Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
sfm
95 (17.6%)
181
animation
37 (6.8%)
161
made
33 (6.1%)
573
help
24 (4.4%)
32
first
22 (4.1%)
403
model
21 (3.9%)
122
need
18 (3.3%)
41
models
16 (3.0%)
71
poster
16 (3.0%)
71
render
14 (2.6%)
161

r/SFM Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com232
youtu.be123

r/SFM Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/SFM Audience Overlap

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r/SFM FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/SFM is most active on Fridays around 3 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/SFM?

r/SFM averages 18 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/SFM get?

Posts on r/SFM average about 28 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/SFM get most?

On r/SFM, most posts are image posts (73%)