How does Reddit comment ranking algorithm work?

montequila said:

I publish comments from old accounts with high karma, recent activity and high CQS scores, than send more upvotes than the first comment but sometimes I can't get ranked. I have tried almost all of the upvote panels in the market and tested with different speeds, however I couldn't figure out how does it work. What is your strategy to get your Reddit comments ranked?

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honestly the reason you’re struggling is because reddit’s ranking system isn’t just about raw upvotes anymore. it weighs account trust, natural voting patterns, timing, comment quality, and how real the engagement looks. panels usually fail because their vote velocity and account networks look artificial to reddit’s backend. real “ranking” comments usually hit early, answer the question better than anyone else, and get slow, organic-looking votes over time. the only strategy that consistently works long-term is: post within the first few minutes of a thread going live, write something genuinely useful or opinionated, and let real users carry it. once reddit senses manipulation, it suppresses visibility no matter how many votes you throw at it. so the winning move now is being early + valuable + natural, not brute-forcing votes.

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