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r/buildinpublic subreddit stats

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

From September 17, 2026 to October 17, 2026, 6,859 users on r/buildinpublic made 4,503 posts and 15,078 comments, or about 146 posts/day and 489 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 3.3 comments per post; 49.0% of posts and 11.3% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 35.0/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 6.0% of posts and 31.5% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 16:00 (1.4x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.85x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
4,503
Posts/day
146
Comments/month
15,078
Comments/day
489
Posts with links
49.0%
Comments with links
11.3%
Comments per post
3.3
Unique posters
6,859
Health Score
35.0/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
6.0%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
31.5%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
16:00 (1.4x 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
0.85x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

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