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Averages 15 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Sundays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly link posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
15 23%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
28 17%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
19 7%
Activity Rank #9,949 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.
#9,949 2,191
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.
51%
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.
34%

r/ufo Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030050100150Sep 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 Short (60 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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
44%
10–99
41%
100–999
15%
1K+
1%
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. 12
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.9K

r/ufo Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 12 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 8 PM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 2 PM
Sat 1 PM

r/ufo Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion123 (65.8%)38
Article31 (16.6%)31
Podcast11 (5.9%)5
UFO Joe6 (3.2%)57
Announcement5 (2.7%)2
Mainstream Media4 (2.1%)32
Black Vault4 (2.1%)44
George Knapp3 (1.6%)15

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

44%link posts

r/ufo Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
ufo
119 (26.4%)
4226
uap
37 (8.2%)
1716
disclosure
23 (5.1%)
1520
alien
19 (4.2%)
5216
bombshell
16 (3.6%)
09
drops
15 (3.3%)
09
sighting
15 (3.3%)
63
files
15 (3.3%)
11537
video
13 (2.9%)
8426
mysterious
13 (2.9%)
11036

r/ufo Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

r/ufo Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/ufo Audience Overlap

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r/ufo FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/ufo is most active on Sundays around 3 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/ufo?

r/ufo averages 15 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/ufo get?

Posts on r/ufo average about 28 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/ufo get most?

On r/ufo, posts are a mix of formats, mostly link posts