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r/indie_startups 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, 2,188 users on r/indie_startups made 696 posts and 5,768 comments, or about 23 posts/day and 188 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 8.3 comments per post; 44.8% of posts and 31.6% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 33.8/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 8.5% of posts and 35.4% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 11:00 (1.4x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.2x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.76x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
696
Posts/day
23
Comments/month
5,768
Comments/day
188
Posts with links
44.8%
Comments with links
31.6%
Comments per post
8.3
Unique posters
2,188
Health Score
33.8/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
8.5%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
35.4%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
11:00 (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Wednesday (1.2x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.76x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/indie_startups

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Calculated . Based on comments from Oct 17 through Oct 23, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.

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