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r/sysadmin subreddit stats

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

From September 17, 2026 to October 17, 2026, 18,115 users on r/sysadmin made 1,700 posts and 57,239 comments, or about 56 posts/day and 1,870 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 33.7 comments per post; 7.1% of posts and 2.7% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 30.7/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 5.6% of posts and 15.7% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 15:00 (1.9x avg), the most active day was Wednesday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.42x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
1,700
Posts/day
56
Comments/month
57,239
Comments/day
1,870
Posts with links
7.1%
Comments with links
2.7%
Comments per post
33.7
Unique posters
18,115
Health Score
30.7/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
5.6%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
15.7%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
15:00 (1.9x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Wednesday (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.42x
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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