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r/programming subreddit stats

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

From July 17, 2026 to August 17, 2026, 4,069 users on r/programming made 938 posts and 9,086 comments, or about 30 posts/day and 286 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 9.7 comments per post; 93.2% of posts and 2.9% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 40.6/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 9.0% of posts and 20.0% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 16:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.91x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
938
Posts/day
30
Comments/month
9,086
Comments/day
286
Posts with links
93.2%
Comments with links
2.9%
Comments per post
9.7
Unique posters
4,069
Health Score
40.6/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
9.0%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
20.0%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
16:00 (1.6x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Wednesday (1.3x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.91x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

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