Reddit stats

r/news subreddit stats

Posts, comments, unique posters, link rates, and activity patterns from the last month, updated daily.

From August 7, 2026 to September 7, 2026, 92,238 users on r/news made 2,903 posts and 311,157 comments, or about 93 posts/day and 10,006 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 107.2 comments per post; 99.3% of posts and 0.9% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 29.4/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 27.1% of posts and 30.6% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 16:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.6x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.59x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
2,903
Posts/day
93
Comments/month
311,157
Comments/day
10,006
Posts with links
99.3%
Comments with links
0.9%
Comments per post
107.2
Unique posters
92,238
Health Score
29.4/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
27.1%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
30.6%
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
Wednesday (1.6x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.59x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

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The heatmap shows when people post and comment, not when a post is most likely to get clicks or upvotes. Our Reddit posting-time analysis explains how to use activity patterns when planning a post.

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