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r/phd subreddit stats
Posts, comments, unique posters, link rates, and activity patterns from the last month, updated daily.
Updated . Reporting period: Oct 5, 2026–Nov 5, 2026 (UTC).
From October 5, 2026 to November 5, 2026, 10,885 users on r/phd made 1,552 posts and 31,333 comments, or about 49 posts/day and 983 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 20.2 comments per post; 12.0% of posts and 1.0% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 33.1/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 5.7% of posts and 15.5% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 15:00 (1.4x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.2x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.82x weekday volume.
Daily activity in r/phd
Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Nov 5 at 21:20 UTC.
Activity by day and hour
Each square is one hour, shown in UTC.
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| Subreddit | Audience similarity | Shared commenters (est.) |
|---|---|---|
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| r/leavingacademia | 1.8% | 61 |
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| r/phdstress | 1.5% | 49 |
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 25 through Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.
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