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Averages 59 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Fridays around 7 AM UTC. Mostly link posts (92%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
59 59%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
1 8%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
1 7%
Activity Rank #1,930 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#1,930 1,899
Top 5%
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.
93%
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.
98%

r/YouTubeShorts Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes025507510000.511.5Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Link
Typical Title Length Short (30 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.

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100%
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0%
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0%
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0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 2%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 2
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 2

r/YouTubeShorts Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 3 PM
Tue 4 AM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 7 AM
Sat 8 AM

r/YouTubeShorts Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
#Shorts266 (35.5%)1
Gaming129 (17.2%)1
Animals66 (8.8%)1
Funny63 (8.4%)1
Question57 (7.6%)1
Music52 (6.9%)1
Art34 (4.5%)1
Education33 (4.4%)1
Anime32 (4.3%)1
Celebrity7 (0.9%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

92%link posts

r/YouTubeShorts Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
shorts
180 (9.8%)
11
youtube
107 (5.8%)
11
short
48 (2.6%)
11
video
35 (1.9%)
11
watch
32 (1.7%)
10
viral
27 (1.5%)
11
august
27 (1.5%)
11
windows
24 (1.3%)
11
funny
20 (1.1%)
11
gaming
19 (1.0%)
11

r/YouTubeShorts Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtube.com1.6K1
youtu.be551
facebook.com31

r/YouTubeShorts Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/YouTubeShorts Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/YouTubeShorts FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/YouTubeShorts is most active on Fridays around 7 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/YouTubeShorts?

r/YouTubeShorts averages 59 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/YouTubeShorts get?

Posts on r/YouTubeShorts average about 1 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/YouTubeShorts get most?

On r/YouTubeShorts, most posts are link posts (92%)