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r/opensource subreddit stats

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

Updated . Reporting period: Sep 24, 2026–Oct 24, 2026 (UTC).

From September 24, 2026 to October 24, 2026, 3,372 users on r/opensource made 3,132 posts and 5,191 comments, or about 103 posts/day and 171 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 1.7 comments per post; 19.8% of posts and 1.7% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 40.5/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 8.7% of posts and 69.4% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 14:00 (1.4x avg), the most active day was Friday (1.1x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.83x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
3,132
Posts/day
103
Comments/month
5,191
Comments/day
171
Posts with links
19.8%
Comments with links
1.7%
Comments per post
1.7
Unique posters
3,372
Health Score
40.5/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
8.7%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
69.4%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
14:00 (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Friday (1.1x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.83x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/opensource

Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 24 at 10:10 UTC.

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