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Averages 4.2 posts/day, top 50% activity. Most active Saturdays around 4 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (68%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
4.2 80%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
10 22%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
15 4%
Activity Rank #27,287 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.
#27,287 19,966
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.
25%
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.
49%

r/theories Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes010203005101520Aug 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 Medium (63 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.

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65%
10–99
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100–999
8%
1K+
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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. 40%
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. 233

r/theories Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 4 PM
Wed 4 AM
Fri 8 PM
Sat 4 AM

r/theories Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
:10: Conspiracy Theory34 (26.8%)15
:13: Society18 (14.2%)5
:9: Reddit Theory11 (8.7%)1
:6: Mind10 (7.9%)14
:8: Fan Theory8 (6.3%)1
Miscellaneous7 (5.5%)1
:7: Science7 (5.5%)6
:3: Space6 (4.7%)5
:4: Life & Death6 (4.7%)7
:1: History5 (3.9%)6

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

68%text posts

r/theories Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
theory
22 (16.9%)
38
happened
10 (7.7%)
11

r/theories Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be33

r/theories Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/theories Audience Overlap

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r/theories FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/theories is most active on Saturdays around 4 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/theories?

r/theories averages 4.2 posts per day and ranks in the top 50% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/theories get?

Posts on r/theories average about 10 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/theories get most?

On r/theories, most posts are text posts (68%)