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r/askprogrammers 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, 3,144 users on r/askprogrammers made 823 posts and 7,514 comments, or about 27 posts/day and 246 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 9.1 comments per post; 10.2% of posts and 1.8% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 37.7/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 1.8% of posts and 10.6% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 16:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.74x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
823
Posts/day
27
Comments/month
7,514
Comments/day
246
Posts with links
10.2%
Comments with links
1.8%
Comments per post
9.1
Unique posters
3,144
Health Score
37.7/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
1.8%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
10.6%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
16:00 (1.6x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Wednesday (1.3x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.74x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/askprogrammers

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