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r/etymology 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, 2,655 users on r/etymology made 256 posts and 5,238 comments, or about 8 posts/day and 171 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 20.5 comments per post; 21.5% of posts and 3.9% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 48.3/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 7.4% of posts and 11.3% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 15:00 (1.5x avg), the most active day was Thursday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.79x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
256
Posts/day
8
Comments/month
5,238
Comments/day
171
Posts with links
21.5%
Comments with links
3.9%
Comments per post
20.5
Unique posters
2,655
Health Score
48.3/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
7.4%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
11.3%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
15:00 (1.5x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Thursday (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.79x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/etymology

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