SubTrends

Averages 81 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Sundays around 10 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (79%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
81 0%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
32 2%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
10 5%
Activity Rank #1,171 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.
#1,171 29
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.
2%
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.
21%

r/Sourdough Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes050100150020406080Sep 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 (34 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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63%
10–99
27%
100–999
9%
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. 63%
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. 2.8K

r/Sourdough Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 7 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 10 AM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 4 PM

r/Sourdough Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
1st Sourdough Ever - be kind381 (15.6%)32
Crumb read please 299 (12.2%)21
Starter help 🙏 194 (7.9%)2
Beginner - checking how I'm doing180 (7.4%)13
Sourdough 156 (6.4%)85
Beginner - wanting kind feedback152 (6.2%)32
Newbie help 🙏 142 (5.8%)3
Help 🙏 124 (5.1%)7
Rate/critique my bread110 (4.5%)44
Let's discuss/share knowledge 99 (4.1%)25

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

79%image posts

r/Sourdough Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
loaf
502 (20.6%)
407
sourdough
484 (19.8%)
4510
first
430 (17.6%)
458
starter
345 (14.1%)
169
help
189 (7.7%)
411
bread
175 (7.2%)
5412
crumb
117 (4.8%)
449
ever
88 (3.6%)
297
loaves
74 (3.0%)
4210
flour
71 (2.9%)
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r/Sourdough Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
imgur.com33

r/Sourdough Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Sourdough Audience Overlap

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r/Sourdough FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Sourdough is most active on Sundays around 10 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Sourdough?

r/Sourdough averages 81 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Sourdough get?

Posts on r/Sourdough average about 32 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Sourdough get most?

On r/Sourdough, most posts are image posts (79%)