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Averages 11 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Saturdays around 4 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (95%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
11 9%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
24 25%
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 29%
Activity Rank #13,912 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.
#13,912 975
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.
2%
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.
21%

r/WhatCarIsThis Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes05101520250204060Aug 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 (35 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
52%
10–99
40%
100–999
8%
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. 69%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 9
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 322

r/WhatCarIsThis Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 12 AM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 3 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 1 PM
Sat 4 PM

r/WhatCarIsThis Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Full vehicle74 (57.8%)27
Individual Part/Close up photo24 (18.8%)9
Discussion17 (13.3%)17
Solved!13 (10.2%)15

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

95%image posts

r/WhatCarIsThis Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
car
111 (34.3%)
148
help
21 (6.5%)
44
spotted
20 (6.2%)
2110
model
18 (5.6%)
127
vehicle
16 (4.9%)
78
anyone
15 (4.6%)
2712
know
13 (4.0%)
3317
kind
13 (4.0%)
58
saw
13 (4.0%)
4118
seen
11 (3.4%)
3815

r/WhatCarIsThis Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/WhatCarIsThis Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/WhatCarIsThis Audience Overlap

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r/WhatCarIsThis FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/WhatCarIsThis is most active on Saturdays around 4 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/WhatCarIsThis?

r/WhatCarIsThis averages 11 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/WhatCarIsThis get?

Posts on r/WhatCarIsThis average about 24 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/WhatCarIsThis get most?

On r/WhatCarIsThis, most posts are image posts (95%)