SubTrends

Averages 6 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (91%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
6 0%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
25 34%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
20 28%
Activity Rank #22,430 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#22,430 391
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.
3%
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.
34%

r/SmartBuying 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 Text
Typical Title Length Medium (61 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

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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54%
10–99
40%
100–999
5%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 67%
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. 1.7K

r/SmartBuying Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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r/SmartBuying Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question127 (73.8%)18
Discussion19 (11.0%)12
Suggestion9 (5.2%)3
[Request]7 (4.1%)4
Meme5 (2.9%)377
Review5 (2.9%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

91%text posts

r/SmartBuying Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
what's
57 (33.0%)
5131
purchase
44 (25.4%)
2534
buy
32 (18.5%)
1828
product
31 (17.9%)
2120
buying
22 (12.7%)
1715
something
19 (11.0%)
1223
best
17 (9.8%)
1019
actually
16 (9.3%)
1112
money
13 (7.5%)
919
bought
13 (7.5%)
1120

r/SmartBuying Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/SmartBuying Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/SmartBuying Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/SmartBuying FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/SmartBuying is most active on Thursdays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/SmartBuying?

r/SmartBuying averages 6 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/SmartBuying get?

Posts on r/SmartBuying average about 25 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/SmartBuying get most?

On r/SmartBuying, most posts are text posts (91%)