2.7K posts analyzed Updated Sep 2026
Averages 90 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Saturdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (72%).
r/webdev Traffic & Engagement r/webdev Traffic & Engagement
Volume and engagement over time Posting volume and engagement over time
Post Format
Upvote Distribution
How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.
r/webdev Most Active Times When r/webdev Is Most Active
Peak posting by day and hour (UTC) When this community posts most, by day and hour (UTC)
Most Active by Day
r/webdev Flair Performance r/webdev Flair Performance
Upvotes and volume by flair Average upvotes and post volume by flair
| Flair | Posts | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| Showoff Saturday | 457 (34.1%) | 5 |
| Discussion | 395 (29.5%) | 20 |
| Question | 283 (21.1%) | 7 |
| Resource | 130 (9.7%) | 5 |
| News | 37 (2.8%) | 44 |
| Article | 31 (2.3%) | 5 |
| Verified | 7 (0.5%) | 1 |
Post Type Breakdown
Share by text, image, or link Share of posts by format: text, image, or link
r/webdev Trending Keywords Trending Keywords in r/webdev
Ranked by how often they appear Title keywords ranked by how often they appear
| Keyword | Mentions ▼ | Upvotes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| built | 548 (20.2%) | 2 | 2 |
| web | 256 (9.4%) | 15 | 6 |
| website | 214 (7.9%) | 4 | 5 |
| free | 189 (7.0%) | 1 | 2 |
| saturday | 154 (5.7%) | 2 | 3 |
| showoff | 148 (5.5%) | 2 | 3 |
| app | 125 (4.6%) | 4 | 5 |
| browser | 121 (4.5%) | 4 | 3 |
| code | 118 (4.4%) | 10 | 7 |
| tool | 112 (4.1%) | 1 | 2 |
r/webdev Mentioned Domains Mentioned Domains in r/webdev
Most linked sites Most linked sites in this subreddit
| Domain | Links | Upvotes |
|---|---|---|
| github.com | 26 | 1 |
| medium.com | 5 | 1 |
| blog.gaborkoos.com | 5 | 4 |
| youtube.com | 4 | 1 |
| dev.to | 4 | 1 |
| packagemain.tech | 3 | 0 |
| sudocraft-amber.vercel.app | 3 | 1 |
| adamgreenough.net | 3 | 14 |
r/webdev Top Posts Top Performing Posts in r/webdev
Highest-performing posts Highest-performing posts. Each title links to Reddit.
Dear God websites look horrible on iPhone Duo
Page Rage: Destroy any web page
AI has made programming so boring
The asteroid currently hitting frontend web development
I’m so glad I learned to code before AI.
AI has killed my passion for tinkering
This is madness. How do sites that don’t rely on Cloudflare even deal with distributed scraping from infinite IPs?
10 tells of a slop ui
Tailwind Labs is joining Shopify
I despise what money does to UX
| Title | Upvotes | Comments | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dear God websites look horrible on iPhone Duo | 2.5K | 476 | image | Sep 18 |
| Page Rage: Destroy any web page | 2.1K | 134 | image | Sep 15 |
| AI has made programming so boring | 1.5K | 621 | text | Sep 9 |
| The asteroid currently hitting frontend web development | 826 | 143 | link | Sep 8 |
| I’m so glad I learned to code before AI. | 711 | 121 | text | Sep 27 |
| AI has killed my passion for tinkering | 646 | 202 | text | Sep 19 |
| This is madness. How do sites that don’t rely on Cloudflare even deal with distributed scraping from infinite IPs? | 531 | 216 | image | Sep 21 |
| 10 tells of a slop ui | 503 | 161 | link | Sep 27 |
| Tailwind Labs is joining Shopify | 489 | 107 | link | Sep 9 |
| I despise what money does to UX | 414 | 68 | text | Sep 13 |
r/webdev Audience Overlap r/webdev Subreddit Overlap & Related Communities
Overlapping audiences Communities with overlapping audiences
r/webdev FAQ Frequently Asked Questions About r/webdev
What's the best time to post on r/webdev?
Based on posting volume, r/webdev is most active on Saturdays around 9 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.
How active is r/webdev?
r/webdev averages 90 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.
How many upvotes do posts on r/webdev get?
Posts on r/webdev average about 9 upvotes this month (net score per post).
What kind of posts does r/webdev get most?
On r/webdev, most posts are text posts (72%)