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r/realtime subreddit stats

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

Updated . Reporting period: Sep 28, 2026–Oct 28, 2026 (UTC).

From September 28, 2026 to October 28, 2026, 10,331 users on r/realtime made 274 posts and 45,218 comments, or about 9 posts/day and 1,480 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 165.0 comments per post; 66.4% of posts and 3.5% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 22.7/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 24.8% of posts and 21.4% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 16:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Monday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 1.26x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
274
Posts/day
9
Comments/month
45,218
Comments/day
1,480
Posts with links
66.4%
Comments with links
3.5%
Comments per post
165.0
Unique posters
10,331
Health Score
22.7/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
24.8%
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
16:00 (1.6x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Monday (1.3x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
1.26x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/realtime

Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 28 at 13:21 UTC.

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The heatmap shows when people post and comment, not when a post is most likely to get clicks or upvotes. Our Reddit posting-time analysis explains how to use activity patterns when planning a post.

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Calculated . Based on comments from Oct 20 through Oct 26, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.

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