SubTrends

Averages 77 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (98%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
77 14%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
54 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.
3 4%
Activity Rank #1,269 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.
#1,269 238
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.
1%
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.
67%

r/sketches Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes050100150050100150Sep 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 (29 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
62%
10–99
26%
100–999
10%
1K+
2%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 69%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 6
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 6.5K

r/sketches Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/sketches Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Original Content503 (21.7%)68
Daily Practice 483 (20.8%)59
Pencil Sketch418 (18.0%)52
Rough Sketch230 (9.9%)34
Art228 (9.8%)53
Digital Sketch167 (7.2%)45
Roast my sketch111 (4.8%)35
Graphite Sketch 78 (3.4%)72
draw for me54 (2.3%)34
Other Source21 (0.9%)22

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

98%image posts

r/sketches Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
sketch
412 (17.8%)
433
drawing
172 (7.4%)
544
sketches
146 (6.3%)
1093
practice
76 (3.3%)
1264
art
62 (2.7%)
574
pencil
61 (2.6%)
433
portrait
61 (2.6%)
303
pen
57 (2.5%)
894
quick
54 (2.3%)
613
daily
50 (2.1%)
132

r/sketches Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/sketches Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/sketches Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/sketches FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/sketches 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/sketches?

r/sketches averages 77 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/sketches get?

Posts on r/sketches average about 54 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/sketches get most?

On r/sketches, most posts are image posts (98%)