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r/science subreddit stats

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

Updated . Reporting period: Sep 26, 2026–Oct 26, 2026 (UTC).

From September 26, 2026 to October 26, 2026, 36,152 users on r/science made 1,115 posts and 98,698 comments, or about 37 posts/day and 3,251 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 88.5 comments per post; 97.1% of posts and 2.4% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 36.2/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 55.5% of posts and 28.0% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 13:00 (1.8x avg), the most active day was Tuesday (1.2x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.75x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
1,115
Posts/day
37
Comments/month
98,698
Comments/day
3,251
Posts with links
97.1%
Comments with links
2.4%
Comments per post
88.5
Unique posters
36,152
Health Score
36.2/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
55.5%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
28.0%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
13:00 (1.8x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Tuesday (1.2x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.75x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/science

Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Oct 26 at 08:37 UTC.

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