SubTrends

Averages 184 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 5 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (69%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
184 16%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
127 19%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
15 1%
Activity Rank #311 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.
#311 Top 1% 86
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.
4%
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.
40%

r/Warhammer40k 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 Image
Typical Title Length Short (41 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

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
36%
10–99
41%
100–999
19%
1K+
5%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 63%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 18
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 27.4K

r/Warhammer40k Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 4 PM
Tue 5 PM
Wed 3 PM
Thu 4 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/Warhammer40k Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Hobby & Painting3.1K (55.9%)155
New Starter Help680 (12.3%)14
Misc589 (10.7%)153
Rules285 (5.2%)28
Art, Cosplay & OC266 (4.8%)253
Lore254 (4.6%)43
News & Rumours196 (3.5%)172
Army List Review92 (1.7%)13
Video Games67 (1.2%)15
Weekly Q&A5 (0.1%)2

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

69%image posts

r/Warhammer40k Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
first
523 (9.5%)
559
warhammer
254 (4.6%)
9017
space
212 (3.8%)
18826
painting
203 (3.7%)
7010
help
189 (3.4%)
96
finished
188 (3.4%)
1325
army
181 (3.3%)
3410
40k
174 (3.1%)
5113
mini
164 (3.0%)
5910
painted
154 (2.8%)
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r/Warhammer40k Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com3357
warhammer-community.com26376
youtu.be201
imgur.com33

r/Warhammer40k Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Warhammer40k Audience Overlap

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r/Warhammer40k FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/Warhammer40k?

Based on posting volume, r/Warhammer40k is most active on Tuesdays around 5 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Warhammer40k?

r/Warhammer40k averages 184 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Warhammer40k get?

Posts on r/Warhammer40k average about 127 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Warhammer40k get most?

On r/Warhammer40k, most posts are image posts (69%)