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r/learnprogramming 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, 5,932 users on r/learnprogramming made 1,347 posts and 14,261 comments, or about 44 posts/day and 465 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 10.6 comments per post; 6.9% of posts and 2.2% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 38.0/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 2.2% of posts and 20.3% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 17:00 (1.5x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.2x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.96x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
1,347
Posts/day
44
Comments/month
14,261
Comments/day
465
Posts with links
6.9%
Comments with links
2.2%
Comments per post
10.6
Unique posters
5,932
Health Score
38.0/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
2.2%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
20.3%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
17:00 (1.5x 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
0.96x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/learnprogramming

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SubredditAudience similarityShared commenters (est.)
r/askprogrammers3.8%93
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r/askprogramming2.7%56
r/programmer2.4%47
r/codingforbeginners2.2%40
r/webdev1.9%72
r/c_programming1.7%34
r/cscareerquestions1.7%85
r/softwareengineer1.6%45
r/cscareers1.3%29

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 17 through Oct 23, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.

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