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r/phdstress 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, 520 users on r/phdstress made 134 posts and 805 comments, or about 4 posts/day and 25 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 6.0 comments per post; 1.5% of posts and 0.6% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 55.4/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 6.0% of posts and 9.9% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 21:00 (1.5x avg), the most active day was Thursday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.80x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
134
Posts/day
4
Comments/month
805
Comments/day
25
Posts with links
1.5%
Comments with links
0.6%
Comments per post
6.0
Unique posters
520
Health Score
55.4/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
6.0%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
9.9%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
21:00 (1.5x 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
0.80x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/phdstress

Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Nov 5 at 22:48 UTC.

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SubredditAudience similarityShared commenters (est.)
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Calculated . Based on comments from Oct 25 through Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.

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