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r/sysadmin subreddit stats

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

From August 16, 2026 to September 16, 2026, 18,591 users on r/sysadmin made 1,811 posts and 58,344 comments, or about 57 posts/day and 1,828 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 32.2 comments per post; 7.1% of posts and 3.1% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 30.9/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 8.1% of posts and 16.4% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 15:00 (1.7x avg), the most active day was Thursday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.49x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
1,811
Posts/day
57
Comments/month
58,344
Comments/day
1,828
Posts with links
7.1%
Comments with links
3.1%
Comments per post
32.2
Unique posters
18,591
Health Score
30.9/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
8.1%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
16.4%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
15:00 (1.7x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Thursday (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.49x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in 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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