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r/retire 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, 3,772 users on r/retire made 97 posts and 8,676 comments, or about 3 posts/day and 288 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 89.4 comments per post; 12.4% of posts and 0.6% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 43.0/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 16.5% of posts and 11.7% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 15:00 (1.7x avg), the most active day was Sunday (1.6x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 1.15x weekday volume.
Daily activity in r/retire
Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 28 at 02:28 UTC.
Activity by day and hour
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| Subreddit | Audience similarity | Shared commenters (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| r/retirement | 5.7% | 148 |
| r/fineloapp | 4.6% | 90 |
| r/retirement401k | 4.3% | 162 |
| r/diyretirement | 4.1% | 85 |
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| r/retirementready | 3.7% | 69 |
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| r/askoldpeopleadvice | 2.5% | 93 |
Audience similarity is the estimated share of commenters active in both subreddits out of those active in either one. Higher scores mean more audience overlap; they don't measure community quality or subscriber counts.
Calculated . Based on comments from Oct 20 through Oct 26, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.
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