SubTrends

Averages 6 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 12 PM UTC. Mostly link posts (61%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
6 23%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
135 67%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
51 31%
Activity Rank #21,737 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.
#21,737 3,917
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.
63%
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.
27%

r/Tariffs Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015200200400600Sep 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 (76 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

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
18%
10–99
40%
100–999
38%
1K+
4%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 69%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 75
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2.0K

r/Tariffs Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

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

r/Tariffs Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
🗞️ News Discussion89 (51.4%)154
❓Help / How-To / Compliance26 (15.0%)3
📈 Economic Impact24 (13.9%)172
💬 Opinion / Commentary16 (9.2%)309
🧩 Trade Strategy / Business Impact10 (5.8%)70
🧠 Educational / Historical Context5 (2.9%)21
📊 Policy Analysis3 (1.7%)45

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

61%link posts

r/Tariffs Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
tariffs
72 (40.9%)
14241
trump
48 (27.3%)
20587
canada
47 (26.7%)
18369
tariff
44 (25.0%)
5552
trade
29 (16.5%)
23788
canadian
19 (10.8%)
15793
war
17 (9.7%)
18340
china
12 (6.8%)
12822
says
10 (5.7%)
236102
canada's
10 (5.7%)
33382

r/Tariffs Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
cbc.ca7219
nytimes.com672
ctvnews.ca4375
bloomberg.com4250
cnn.com4272
youtube.com419
politico.com3265
ft.com3152

r/Tariffs Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Tariffs Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/Tariffs FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Tariffs 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/Tariffs?

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

How many upvotes do posts on r/Tariffs get?

Posts on r/Tariffs average about 135 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Tariffs get most?

On r/Tariffs, most posts are link posts (61%)