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r/chicago subreddit stats
Posts, comments, unique posters, link rates, and activity patterns from the last month, updated daily.
Updated . Reporting period: Oct 5, 2026–Nov 5, 2026 (UTC).
From October 5, 2026 to November 5, 2026, 9,477 users on r/chicago made 1,010 posts and 36,246 comments, or about 32 posts/day and 1,144 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 35.9 comments per post; 62.3% of posts and 2.9% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 25.4/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 14.3% of posts and 20.0% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 14:00 (1.9x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.2x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.66x weekday volume.
Daily activity in r/chicago
Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Nov 5 at 16:28 UTC.
Activity by day and hour
Each square is one hour, shown in UTC.
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| Subreddit | Audience similarity | Shared commenters (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| r/askchicago | 9.2% | 610 |
| r/chicagofood | 6.5% | 345 |
| r/illinois | 3.9% | 194 |
| r/chicagosuburbs | 3.5% | 184 |
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| r/chicagoapartments | 2.5% | 98 |
| r/cta | 2.4% | 88 |
| r/chibears | 2.3% | 248 |
| r/chibike | 2.1% | 76 |
| r/chicagobulls | 1.5% | 73 |
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 21 through Oct 27, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.
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