SubTrends

Averages 10 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (60%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
10 16%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
7 44%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 112%
Activity Rank #15,075 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.
#15,075 1,929
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.
16%
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.
64%

r/tattooing Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015200102030Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (45 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
65%
10–99
33%
100–999
3%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 39%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 263

r/tattooing Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 6 PM
Mon 6 PM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 12 AM
Fri 9 AM
Sat 2 PM

r/tattooing Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Questions/Advice38 (37.6%)4
Finished Tattoo37 (36.6%)16
Design15 (14.9%)5
Work in Progress11 (10.9%)7

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

60%image posts

r/tattooing Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
tattoo
180 (61.2%)
85
tattoos
40 (13.6%)
73
artist
38 (12.9%)
25
looking
23 (7.8%)
12
done
17 (5.8%)
153
poland
16 (5.4%)
181
wroc
14 (4.8%)
131
tats
14 (4.8%)
131
sleeve
13 (4.4%)
52
artists
12 (4.1%)
33

r/tattooing Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
i.imgur.com713

r/tattooing Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/tattooing Audience Overlap

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r/tattooing FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/tattooing is most active on Mondays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/tattooing?

r/tattooing averages 10 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/tattooing get?

Posts on r/tattooing average about 7 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/tattooing get most?

On r/tattooing, most posts are image posts (60%)