Reddit stats

r/news subreddit stats

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

From September 18, 2026 to October 18, 2026, 89,611 users on r/news made 2,700 posts and 290,990 comments, or about 90 posts/day and 9,668 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 107.8 comments per post; 99.5% of posts and 0.9% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 30.5/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 29.8% of posts and 29.8% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 23:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Thursday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.69x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
2,700
Posts/day
90
Comments/month
290,990
Comments/day
9,668
Posts with links
99.5%
Comments with links
0.9%
Comments per post
107.8
Unique posters
89,611
Health Score
30.5/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
29.8%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
29.8%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
23:00 (1.6x 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
0.69x
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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