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r/askphysics subreddit stats

Posts, comments, unique posters, link rates, and activity patterns from the last month, updated daily.

Updated . Reporting period: Sep 26, 2026–Oct 26, 2026 (UTC).

From September 26, 2026 to October 26, 2026, 5,681 users on r/askphysics made 1,192 posts and 20,746 comments, or about 39 posts/day and 683 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 17.4 comments per post; 3.6% of posts and 3.1% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 25.9/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 4.5% of posts and 18.4% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 18:00 (1.4x avg), the most active day was Thursday (1.2x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.86x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
1,192
Posts/day
39
Comments/month
20,746
Comments/day
683
Posts with links
3.6%
Comments with links
3.1%
Comments per post
17.4
Unique posters
5,681
Health Score
25.9/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
4.5%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
18.4%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
18:00 (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Thursday (1.2x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.86x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/askphysics

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