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r/parenting subreddit stats
Posts, comments, unique posters, link rates, and activity patterns from the last month, updated daily.
Updated . Reporting period: Sep 28, 2026–Oct 28, 2026 (UTC).
From September 28, 2026 to October 28, 2026, 21,900 users on r/parenting made 3,252 posts and 85,582 comments, or about 107 posts/day and 2,819 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 26.3 comments per post; 0.1% of posts and 0.3% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 24.7/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 5.0% of posts and 33.6% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 14:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Monday (1.1x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.82x weekday volume.
Daily activity in r/parenting
Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 28 at 08:37 UTC.
Activity by day and hour
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| Subreddit | Audience similarity | Shared commenters (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| r/mommit | 8.7% | 1,350 |
| r/askparents | 7.3% | 915 |
| r/toddlers | 5.0% | 626 |
| r/parents | 5.0% | 455 |
| r/newparents | 4.1% | 683 |
| r/raisingkids | 3.3% | 276 |
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| r/mom | 2.9% | 261 |
| r/sahm | 2.9% | 272 |
| r/beyondthebump | 2.9% | 342 |
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 21 through Oct 27, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.
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