SubTrends

Averages 17 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 8 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (76%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
17 9%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
77 3%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
16 2%
Activity Rank #8,608 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.
#8,608 886
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.
10%
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.
25%

r/vintagecomputing Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes010203040050100150200Sep 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 Short (49 chars)
Peak Day Sunday

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
19%
10–99
52%
100–999
29%
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. 81%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 42
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 850

r/vintagecomputing Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 6 PM
Mon 9 PM
Tue 8 AM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 5 PM
Fri 8 AM
Sat 1 PM

r/vintagecomputing 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

76%image posts

r/vintagecomputing Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
old
38 (7.3%)
11321
found
34 (6.5%)
17128
computer
29 (5.5%)
11535
windows
28 (5.3%)
16131
vintage
20 (3.8%)
9219
ibm
18 (3.4%)
319
help
18 (3.4%)
5822
anyone
17 (3.3%)
9638
dos
15 (2.9%)
12525
computers
12 (2.3%)
225

r/vintagecomputing Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be145
youtube.com719

r/vintagecomputing Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/vintagecomputing Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/vintagecomputing FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/vintagecomputing is most active on Tuesdays around 8 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/vintagecomputing?

r/vintagecomputing averages 17 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/vintagecomputing get?

Posts on r/vintagecomputing average about 77 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/vintagecomputing get most?

On r/vintagecomputing, most posts are image posts (76%)