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r/SwitchPirates

Averages 42 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Thursdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (65%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
42 10%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
11 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.
8 21%
Activity Rank #3,206 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#3,206 392
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.
8%
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.
24%

r/SwitchPirates Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0204060800102030Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (56 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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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68%
10–99
24%
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8%
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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. 36%
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. 705

r/SwitchPirates Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 2 PM
Tue 6 AM
Wed 7 PM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 4 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/SwitchPirates Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question1.0K (78.7%)3
Discussion234 (17.9%)30
News40 (3.1%)93
Meta5 (0.4%)57

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

65%text posts

r/SwitchPirates Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
switch
534 (40.8%)
148
games
148 (11.3%)
78
help
142 (10.8%)
26
modded
112 (8.6%)
1310
game
81 (6.2%)
136
error
73 (5.6%)
25
nintendo
71 (5.4%)
3811
need
67 (5.1%)
48
oled
67 (5.1%)
1310
install
59 (4.5%)
26

r/SwitchPirates Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/SwitchPirates Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

3DS Emulation is now avaiable on Switch's default firmware (Atmosphere) via Tico

705 upvotes 89 comments image Jul 20

Dolphin port is now available for Nintendo Switch's Atmosphere (CFW), here is a 13 game showcase

676 upvotes 98 comments image Jul 28

8GB RAM upgrade completed on my lite

631 upvotes 44 comments image Jul 5

I'm a simple man so i keep it simple

602 upvotes 22 comments image Jul 13

I have an addiction to downloading games but not playing them

376 upvotes 78 comments text Jul 11

PPSSPP Switch Community Build v0.6.0 Released — Based on PPSSPP 1.20.4, Running on Switch Firmware 22.5.0

338 upvotes 52 comments image Jul 31

Switch Lite Aluminum Shell Swap

333 upvotes 40 comments image Jul 29

UPDATE: FIXED NINTENDO SWITCH, SHOUTOUT TO L3GENDARYBANANA!

332 upvotes 20 comments image Jul 7

Streaming Halo from my PS5 on my modded Switch OLED. Strange times.

325 upvotes 38 comments image Jul 27

DrasticDS port is now available on Nintendo Switch

294 upvotes 35 comments image Jul 23

r/SwitchPirates Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

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r/NxSwitchModding 8 posts/day
Compare →
41% overlap
r/SwitchHacks 12 posts/day
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30% overlap
r/nintendoswitchlite 7 posts/day
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12% overlap

r/SwitchPirates FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/SwitchPirates is most active on Thursdays around 12 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/SwitchPirates?

r/SwitchPirates averages 42 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/SwitchPirates get?

Posts on r/SwitchPirates average about 11 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/SwitchPirates get most?

On r/SwitchPirates, most posts are text posts (65%)