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r/books subreddit stats

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

Updated . Reporting period: Sep 28, 2026–Oct 28, 2026 (UTC).

From September 28, 2026 to October 28, 2026, 21,197 users on r/books made 1,953 posts and 43,262 comments, or about 64 posts/day and 1,408 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 22.2 comments per post; 16.7% of posts and 1.0% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 46.9/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 11.8% of posts and 16.4% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 15:00 (1.8x avg), the most active day was Thursday (1.2x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.80x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
1,953
Posts/day
64
Comments/month
43,262
Comments/day
1,408
Posts with links
16.7%
Comments with links
1.0%
Comments per post
22.2
Unique posters
21,197
Health Score
46.9/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
11.8%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
16.4%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
15:00 (1.8x 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
0.80x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/books

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