SubTrends

Averages 140 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 11 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (57%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
140 14%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
239 33%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
82 20%
Activity Rank #488 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 1%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#488 Top 1% 138
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.
11%
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.
24%

r/videogames Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0501001502000200400600Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Medium (60 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
40%
10–99
33%
100–999
17%
1K+
9%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 45%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 17
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 28.9K

r/videogames Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 3 PM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 11 AM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 1 PM
Fri 11 AM
Sat 4 PM

r/videogames Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion / Question2.4K (58.2%)134
Image / Video687 (16.3%)314
Funny489 (11.6%)784
News / Trailers / Articles323 (7.7%)90
Other175 (4.2%)255
Help - PC33 (0.8%)7
Help - Playstation26 (0.6%)72
Help - Mobile12 (0.3%)1
Help - Xbox10 (0.2%)3
Help - Switch3 (0.1%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

57%image posts

r/videogames Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
game
1.1K (25.7%)
20995
games
652 (15.5%)
8852
video
289 (6.9%)
15294
wolverine
179 (4.3%)
493123
gaming
171 (4.1%)
20377
play
168 (4.0%)
2441
time
130 (3.1%)
506105
best
120 (2.9%)
5051
think
120 (2.9%)
8058
gta
119 (2.8%)
15183

r/videogames Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be10620
youtube.com801
gamesradar.com1863
ign.com1766
respawnfirst.com11174
gamersub.com1011
kotaku.com870
frvr.com7313
sknr.net71
x.com588

r/videogames Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/videogames Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/videogames FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/videogames is most active on Tuesdays around 11 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/videogames?

r/videogames averages 140 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/videogames get?

Posts on r/videogames average about 239 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/videogames get most?

On r/videogames, most posts are image posts (57%)