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r/programming subreddit stats

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

From May 18, 2026 to June 18, 2026, 5,132 users on r/programming made 1,572 posts and 11,319 comments, or about 51 posts/day and 364 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 7.2 comments per post; 90.8% of posts and 5.0% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 39.8/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 6.5% of posts and 21.4% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 14:00 (1.7x avg), the most active day was Thursday (1.1x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 1.01x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
1,572
Posts/day
51
Comments/month
11,319
Comments/day
364
Posts with links
90.8%
Comments with links
5.0%
Comments per post
7.2
Unique posters
5,132
Health Score
39.8/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
6.5%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
21.4%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
14:00 (1.7x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Thursday (1.1x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
1.01x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

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