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Averages 11 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
11 5%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
6 39%
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 47%
Activity Rank #13,758 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#13,758 660
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.
40%
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.
55%

r/sounddesign 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 Short (57 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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72%
10–99
28%
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1%
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 40%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 4
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 194

r/sounddesign Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 11 AM
Tue 1 PM
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Fri 9 AM
Sat 11 AM

r/sounddesign Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Sound Design Question64 (38.1%)3
Music Sound Design51 (30.4%)5
Videogame Sound Design30 (17.9%)13
Movie Sound Design23 (13.7%)10

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

51%text posts

r/sounddesign Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
sound
162 (49.4%)
66
design
48 (14.6%)
117
help
25 (7.6%)
12
sounds
24 (7.3%)
68
audio
23 (7.0%)
87
feedback
22 (6.7%)
53
effect
20 (6.1%)
42
free
20 (6.1%)
12
anyone
19 (5.8%)
34
looking
18 (5.5%)
36

r/sounddesign Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be282
youtube.com191
drive.google.com31

r/sounddesign Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/sounddesign Audience Overlap

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r/sounddesign FAQ

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

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

How active is r/sounddesign?

r/sounddesign averages 11 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/sounddesign get?

Posts on r/sounddesign average about 6 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/sounddesign get most?

On r/sounddesign, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts