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r/programming subreddit stats

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

From August 7, 2026 to September 7, 2026, 4,373 users on r/programming made 822 posts and 9,722 comments, or about 26 posts/day and 308 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 11.8 comments per post; 94.6% of posts and 2.4% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 41.5/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 6.0% of posts and 17.5% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 16:00 (1.7x avg), the most active day was Tuesday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.92x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
822
Posts/day
26
Comments/month
9,722
Comments/day
308
Posts with links
94.6%
Comments with links
2.4%
Comments per post
11.8
Unique posters
4,373
Health Score
41.5/100
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
17.5%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
16:00 (1.7x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Tuesday (1.3x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.92x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

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