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r/retirement 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, 3,222 users on r/retirement made 185 posts and 9,307 comments, or about 6 posts/day and 309 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 50.3 comments per post; 9.7% of posts and 1.0% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 33.9/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 3.8% of posts and 33.1% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 14:00 (2.0x avg), the most active day was Tuesday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.91x weekday volume.
Daily activity in r/retirement
Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 28 at 02:32 UTC.
Activity by day and hour
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| Subreddit | Audience similarity | Shared commenters (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| r/retire | 5.7% | 148 |
| r/fineloapp | 3.8% | 47 |
| r/askwomenover60 | 2.9% | 92 |
| r/overseventy | 2.7% | 77 |
| r/over60 | 2.7% | 51 |
| r/diyretirement | 2.5% | 34 |
| r/financial | 2.1% | 47 |
| r/inheritance | 2.0% | 56 |
| r/aging | 1.9% | 81 |
| r/askoldpeopleadvice | 1.8% | 52 |
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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