SubTrends

Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 50%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
62 159%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
8 184%
Activity Rank #18,754 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#18,754 6,251
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.
56%
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.
70%

r/Sustainable Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030400200400600Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Medium (95 chars)
Peak Day Saturday

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
49%
10–99
30%
100–999
21%
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. 56%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 10
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.2K

r/Sustainable Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 7 AM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 11 AM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 7 AM
Fri 2 AM
Sat 1 PM

r/Sustainable Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

49%link posts

r/Sustainable Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
sustainable
18 (8.3%)
71
trump
17 (7.9%)
301
energy
15 (6.9%)
131
plastic
14 (6.5%)
31119
waste
13 (6.0%)
51
fuel
12 (5.6%)
248
climate
11 (5.1%)
290
recycling
10 (4.6%)
40326
fossil
10 (4.6%)
151

r/Sustainable Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
motherjones.com5127
cbsnews.com4130
desmog.com4504
youtu.be44
youtube.com41
sfgate.com3442

r/Sustainable Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

Makes you think

2.2K upvotes 56 comments image Sep 26

Neighbor's plan ruined- oh, well.

970 upvotes 63 comments image Sep 6

The Forest Service is spraying 'record' amounts of glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup - Trump's Federal government set to spray Bayer's Monsanto 'devastating' herbicide in California's Tahoe Basin

851 upvotes 74 comments link Sep 29

Bidets are more efficient, economically sound, environmentally friendly, and overall healthier for you.

792 upvotes 77 comments link Sep 25

'Maddening' Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows: One of the world’s largest plastic producers, DuPont, acknowledged as early as 1974 that recycling its plastic products was not possible.

775 upvotes 49 comments link Sep 30

'Maddening' Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows: One of the world’s largest plastic producers, DuPont, acknowledged as early as 1974 that recycling its plastic products was not possible.

700 upvotes 47 comments link Sep 28

Study: Almost Half the World's Farmers are Poisoned by Pesticides Each Year. Some 11,000 die, with India accounting for nearly 60 percent of the fatalities. The global burden is rising, with France, Germany, and Italy all recognizing it as an occupational disease for farmers.

597 upvotes 5 comments link Sep 11

'Maddening' Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows: One of the world’s largest plastic producers, DuPont, acknowledged as early as 1974 that recycling its plastic products was not possible.

537 upvotes 34 comments link Sep 29

The Forest Service is spraying 'record' amounts of glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup - Trump's Federal government set to spray Bayer's Monsanto 'devastating' herbicide in California's Tahoe Basin

475 upvotes 75 comments link Sep 30

My name is Andrew Williams. I'm from Missouri. I'm 64, and have been battling alcohol addiction for 7 years. Today marks 365 days of sobriety. ❤️🩹💔

422 upvotes 27 comments image Sep 30

r/Sustainable Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/Sustainable FAQ

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

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

How active is r/Sustainable?

r/Sustainable averages 7 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Sustainable get?

Posts on r/Sustainable average about 62 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Sustainable get most?

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