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Averages 5 posts/day, top 50% activity. Most active Fridays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (71%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
5 10%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
50 14%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
22 10%
Activity Rank #23,438 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 50%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#23,438 1,475
Top 50%
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.
5%
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.
7%

r/TheFirstLaw Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015050100150200Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 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 Friday

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
23%
10–99
61%
100–999
16%
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. 81%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 20
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 710

r/TheFirstLaw Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 9 AM
Tue 2 AM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 9 AM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 6 AM

r/TheFirstLaw Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
No Spoilers69 (43.1%)91
Spoilers All32 (20.0%)11
The First Law24 (15.0%)19
The Great Leveller21 (13.1%)36
Age of Madness9 (5.6%)25
Spoilers SE5 (3.1%)16

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

72%text posts

r/TheFirstLaw Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
spoilers
94 (57.7%)
2018
off
66 (40.5%)
8327
topic
65 (39.9%)
8327
first
28 (17.2%)
6139
law
20 (12.3%)
7847
laok
19 (11.7%)
1820
finished
14 (8.6%)
6021
reading
11 (6.8%)
8519

r/TheFirstLaw Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be324

r/TheFirstLaw Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/TheFirstLaw Audience Overlap

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r/TheFirstLaw FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/TheFirstLaw is most active on Fridays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/TheFirstLaw?

r/TheFirstLaw averages 5 posts per day and ranks in the top 50% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/TheFirstLaw get?

Posts on r/TheFirstLaw average about 50 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/TheFirstLaw get most?

On r/TheFirstLaw, most posts are text posts (71%)