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r/linuxquestions 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, 7,816 users on r/linuxquestions made 1,740 posts and 26,427 comments, or about 57 posts/day and 860 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 15.2 comments per post; 3.3% of posts and 4.9% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 27.7/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 2.9% of posts and 18.6% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 16:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Tuesday (1.1x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.97x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
1,740
Posts/day
57
Comments/month
26,427
Comments/day
860
Posts with links
3.3%
Comments with links
4.9%
Comments per post
15.2
Unique posters
7,816
Health Score
27.7/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
2.9%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
18.6%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
16:00 (1.6x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Tuesday (1.1x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.97x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/linuxquestions

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SubredditAudience similarityShared commenters (est.)
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r/linux_gaming3.9%232
r/debian3.7%128
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r/ubuntu3.4%131

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 18 through Oct 24, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.

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