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r/engineers 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, 1,114 users on r/engineers made 395 posts and 1,529 comments, or about 12 posts/day and 48 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 3.9 comments per post; 11.9% of posts and 1.0% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 57.9/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 2.5% of posts and 8.0% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 02:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Monday (1.5x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.72x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
395
Posts/day
12
Comments/month
1,529
Comments/day
48
Posts with links
11.9%
Comments with links
1.0%
Comments per post
3.9
Unique posters
1,114
Health Score
57.9/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
2.5%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
8.0%
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
Monday (1.5x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.72x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/engineers

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SubredditAudience similarityShared commenters (est.)
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r/askanything0.1%39
r/askteddit0.0%27
r/nostupidquestions0.0%42
r/sipstea0.0%26
r/askreddit0.0%61
r/mildlyinfuriating0.0%23

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 25 through Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.

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