SubTrends

Averages 23 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
23 13%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
19 3%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 12%
Activity Rank #6,633 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#6,633 927
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.
44%
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.
64%

r/shoegaze 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 Link
Typical Title Length Short (47 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.

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56%
10–99
36%
100–999
8%
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. 56%
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. 1.1K

r/shoegaze Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 1 AM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 7 PM
Fri 8 AM
Sat 4 PM

r/shoegaze Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
🎶Song Post🎵116 (37.7%)8
Self-Promo71 (23.1%)7
Open Discussion 58 (18.8%)52
Question 31 (10.1%)6
🎛️Gear🎸18 (5.8%)13
On Tour 6 (1.9%)40
Meme5 (1.6%)312
Show Flyer3 (1.0%)5

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

35%link posts

r/shoegaze Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
shoegaze
141 (20.8%)
139
album
40 (5.9%)
229
song
34 (5.0%)
1713
music
29 (4.3%)
41
band
27 (4.0%)
135
first
19 (2.8%)
204
video
19 (2.8%)
113
single
18 (2.7%)
41
bands
18 (2.7%)
2220
anyone
17 (2.5%)
124

r/shoegaze Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/shoegaze Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/shoegaze Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/shoegaze FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/shoegaze is most active on Tuesdays around 12 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/shoegaze?

r/shoegaze averages 23 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/shoegaze get?

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

What kind of posts does r/shoegaze get most?

On r/shoegaze, posts are a mix of formats, mostly link posts