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r/careers 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, 2,475 users on r/careers made 604 posts and 3,687 comments, or about 20 posts/day and 120 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 6.1 comments per post; 10.9% of posts and 0.8% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 57.7/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 5.8% of posts and 13.5% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 02:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Friday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.93x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
604
Posts/day
20
Comments/month
3,687
Comments/day
120
Posts with links
10.9%
Comments with links
0.8%
Comments per post
6.1
Unique posters
2,475
Health Score
57.7/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
5.8%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
13.5%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
02:00 (1.6x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Friday (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.93x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/careers

Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 26 at 16:36 UTC.

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Related subreddits ranked by estimated audience similarity to r/careers
SubredditAudience similarityShared commenters (est.)
r/findapath2.1%50
r/collegemajors2.0%23
r/corporate1.7%67
r/careeradvice1.7%101
r/jobsearch1.7%34
r/jobhunting1.3%36
r/jobsearchhell1.2%23
r/careerguidance1.1%121
r/collegeadvice1.0%23
r/work0.9%37

Audience similarity is the estimated share of commenters active in both subreddits out of those active in either one. Higher scores mean more audience overlap; they don't measure community quality or subscriber counts.

Calculated . Based on comments from Oct 19 through Oct 25, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.

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