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r/penpals subreddit stats
Posts, comments, unique posters, link rates, and activity patterns from the last month, updated daily.
Updated . Reporting period: Sep 25, 2026–Oct 25, 2026 (UTC).
From September 25, 2026 to October 25, 2026, 1,653 users on r/penpals made 792 posts and 4,475 comments, or about 26 posts/day and 147 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 5.7 comments per post; 0.1% of posts and 0.4% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 31.4/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 2.7% of posts and 37.8% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 17:00 (1.5x avg), the most active day was Saturday (1.1x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 1.21x weekday volume.
Daily activity in r/penpals
Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 25 at 12:47 UTC.
Activity by day and hour
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| Subreddit | Audience similarity | Shared commenters (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| r/penpalsover30 | 6.5% | 33 |
| r/randomactsofcards | 2.7% | 29 |
| r/askreddit | 0.0% | 35 |
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Calculated . Based on comments from Oct 18 through Oct 24, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.
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