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Averages 12 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Fridays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (60%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
12 33%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
64 9%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
17 17%
Activity Rank #12,113 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#12,113 3,044
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.
13%
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.
15%

r/WMATA Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes010203040050100150200Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (48 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
26%
10–99
53%
100–999
21%
1K+
1%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 86%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 27
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 1.2K

r/WMATA Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 10 AM
Mon 10 AM
Tue 4 PM
Wed 6 PM
Thu 5 PM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 11 AM

r/WMATA Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question57 (33.3%)16
discussion/rant/theory38 (22.2%)68
Problem15 (8.8%)55
Spotted15 (8.8%)190
meme/shitpost13 (7.6%)45
News11 (6.4%)137
Photography/Art10 (5.8%)118
non-wmata dmv transit3 (1.8%)458
Concept Route3 (1.8%)16
fanfic3 (1.8%)122

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

61%text posts

r/WMATA Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
metro
79 (20.9%)
7122
line
65 (17.2%)
5714
red
42 (11.1%)
4215
bus
36 (9.6%)
3714
train
33 (8.8%)
11117
station
29 (7.7%)
7612
wmata
26 (6.9%)
13735
shuttle
18 (4.8%)
2811
stop
12 (3.2%)
12625
series
11 (2.9%)
5415

r/WMATA Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com425
wjla.com328

r/WMATA Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/WMATA Audience Overlap

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r/WMATA FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/WMATA is most active on Fridays around 3 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/WMATA?

r/WMATA averages 12 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/WMATA get?

Posts on r/WMATA average about 64 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/WMATA get most?

On r/WMATA, most posts are text posts (60%)