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r/programming subreddit stats

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

From September 17, 2026 to October 17, 2026, 3,651 users on r/programming made 767 posts and 7,569 comments, or about 25 posts/day and 246 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 9.9 comments per post; 96.5% of posts and 3.0% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 43.8/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 5.9% of posts and 17.2% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 17:00 (1.7x avg), the most active day was Saturday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 1.39x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
767
Posts/day
25
Comments/month
7,569
Comments/day
246
Posts with links
96.5%
Comments with links
3.0%
Comments per post
9.9
Unique posters
3,651
Health Score
43.8/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
5.9%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
17.2%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
17:00 (1.7x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Saturday (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
1.39x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

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