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Averages 12 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (69%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
12 18%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
212 13%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
11 21%
Activity Rank #12,422 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.
#12,422 2,157
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.
12%
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.
41%

r/urbanexploration Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015202501k2k3kAug 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 (42 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.

2–9
11%
10–99
44%
100–999
39%
1K+
6%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 72%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 84
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 15.8K

r/urbanexploration Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 9 AM
Mon 3 PM
Tue 7 AM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 8 AM

r/urbanexploration Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

69%image posts

r/urbanexploration Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
abandoned
144 (38.8%)
40018
usa
17 (4.6%)
1057
places
16 (4.3%)
473
house
14 (3.8%)
48539
hotel
13 (3.5%)
26712
inside
11 (3.0%)
24617
exploring
11 (3.0%)
265
old
11 (3.0%)
1095
bunker
10 (2.7%)
2039
park
10 (2.7%)
917

r/urbanexploration Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
freaktography.com16322
youtu.be121
youtube.com81

r/urbanexploration Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/urbanexploration Audience Overlap

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r/urbanexploration FAQ

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

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

How active is r/urbanexploration?

r/urbanexploration averages 12 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/urbanexploration get?

Posts on r/urbanexploration average about 212 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/urbanexploration get most?

On r/urbanexploration, most posts are image posts (69%)