SubTrends

Averages 20 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 2 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (58%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
20 9%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
21 18%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
9 25%
Activity Rank #7,268 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#7,268 594
Top 10%
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.
23%
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.
29%

r/Ubuntu Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (50 chars)
Peak Day Saturday

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
26%
100–999
9%
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. 61%
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. 823

r/Ubuntu Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 12 AM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 7 AM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 1 AM
Sat 8 AM

r/Ubuntu Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
solved4 (100.0%)15

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

58%text posts

r/Ubuntu Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
ubuntu
267 (43.7%)
2513
help
57 (9.3%)
55
linux
55 (9.0%)
419
windows
32 (5.2%)
2015
install
27 (4.4%)
168
desktop
26 (4.3%)
3910
lts
25 (4.1%)
4715
boot
24 (3.9%)
35
need
22 (3.6%)
105
laptop
20 (3.3%)
248

r/Ubuntu Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be61
youtube.com47

r/Ubuntu Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Ubuntu Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/Ubuntu FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/Ubuntu is most active on Tuesdays around 2 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Ubuntu?

r/Ubuntu averages 20 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Ubuntu get?

Posts on r/Ubuntu average about 21 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Ubuntu get most?

On r/Ubuntu, most posts are text posts (58%)