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Best time to post in r/Twitch
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/Twitch are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 396 recent posts, an estimated 97% were still up about a day later.
/r/Twitch is an unofficial place for discussions surrounding the streaming website Twitch.tv. If you want to provide feedback, ask a question or browse our knowledge base, this is the place for you!
The best and worst hours to post in r/Twitch
In our sample of 800 recent and top r/Twitch posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 5pm UTC, and are weakest around Wednesday 7am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Sep 4, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.
- Window 1
Wed around 5pm
avg score 1131 · 5 posts sampled
- Window 2
Fri around 2am
avg score 458 · 6 posts sampled
- Window 3
Tue around 8am
avg score 304.8 · 4 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
97%
of 396 recent r/Twitch posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.
How this is measured
Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Sep 5, 2026.
r/Twitch rules: what actually gets removed
Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.
1.General Guidelines
Enforcement varies[More on General Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_general_guidelines) Please don't: A. encourage others to break the rules. B. break Reddiquette or Reddit's Content Policy. C. break Twitch’s ToS or Community Guidelines. D. target, harass, or abuse others. E. call out others negatively. F. start a ‘witch-hunt’. G. be racist, sexist, homophobic, or post hate-based speech. H. be unhelpful or nonconstructive. I. post non-productive complaints about Twitch.
2.Advertisement Guidelines
Enforcement varies[More on Advertisement Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_advertisement_guidelines) A. Don’t post an account names or link. ( for both Text and Images ) B. Don’t post Discord links C. Don’t post referral links D. Don’t post link redirects E. Don’t post giveaways F. Don’t post software, tools, apps or services, including requests for feedback or market research. G. Don't post a link to a social media account, or similar website. H. No Streamer ID posts.
3.Account Support Guidelines
Enforcement varies[More on Account Support Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_account_support_guidelines) A. Don’t post regarding an account suspension outside of the Permitted Ban Discussion Guidelines. B. Don’t post regarding reporting an account. C. Don’t post regarding a chat ban. D. Don't post regarding Twitch support responses. E. Don’t post inquiring on a partnership application or Affiliate onboarding. F. Don’t post inquiring on a pending, late, or missing payment.
4.Submission Guidelines
Enforcement varies[More on Submission Guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_submission_guidelines) Please don't A. post common topics. B. create a post that’s unrelated to Twitch. C. post without an informative title. D. post without a body section. E. Don’t post link dumps. F. post and re-post the same topic. G. post a link post (has exceptions). H. post in a language other than English. I. Ensure there isn't a megathread for your topic. J. post Memes, Set up, or Art
5.Other Guidelines
Removed by moderators[More on other guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/Twitch/wiki/rules#wiki_other_guidelines) A. By posting to /r/Twitch, you accept these rules and accept that subreddit moderators reserve the right to remove posts at their discretion.
r/Twitch does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.
Can you self-promote in r/Twitch?
No. r/Twitch bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "Don't post software, tools, apps or services, including requests for feedback or market research.". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
r/Twitch by the numbers
- Members
- 2.9M
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 15
- 226 comments / day
- Community age
- 16 years
- since Aug 9, 2010
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 characters | 16% | 100% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/Twitch
Self-promotion
r/Twitch bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/Twitch publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.
Wondering about a post that already disappeared? Start with why Reddit posts get removed or run the free shadowban check.
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r/Twitch posting questions
Can I post links in r/Twitch?
No. r/Twitch accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.
Does r/Twitch require karma to post?
r/Twitch does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.
Can you self-promote in r/Twitch?
No. r/Twitch bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "Don't post software, tools, apps or services, including requests for feedback or market research.". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.
Is r/Twitch strict?
Moderate, by our estimate (22/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 5 rules, and its stated gates). About 3% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.
What is the best time to post in r/Twitch?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 5pm UTC and Friday 2am UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.
Why do posts get removed in r/Twitch?
The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 3% of r/Twitch posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.
Rules last checked Sep 2, 2026
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