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r/retrohandhelds 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, 900 users on r/retrohandhelds made 373 posts and 1,596 comments, or about 12 posts/day and 52 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 4.3 comments per post; 38.1% of posts and 6.0% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 45.7/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 5.4% of posts and 14.0% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 19:00 (1.8x avg), the most active day was Friday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 1.00x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
373
Posts/day
12
Comments/month
1,596
Comments/day
52
Posts with links
38.1%
Comments with links
6.0%
Comments per post
4.3
Unique posters
900
Health Score
45.7/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
5.4%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
14.0%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
19:00 (1.8x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Friday (1.3x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
1.00x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/retrohandhelds

Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 28 at 15:08 UTC.

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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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