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r/whatsthisbug subreddit stats
Posts, comments, unique posters, link rates, and activity patterns from the last month, updated daily.
Updated . Reporting period: Oct 5, 2026–Nov 5, 2026 (UTC).
From October 5, 2026 to November 5, 2026, 8,450 users on r/whatsthisbug made 4,558 posts and 17,829 comments, or about 143 posts/day and 560 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 3.9 comments per post; 71.9% of posts and 1.0% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 37.7/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 3.0% of posts and 30.1% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 01:00 (1.4x avg), the most active day was Friday (1.1x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.96x weekday volume.
Daily activity in r/whatsthisbug
Daily totals combine posts and comments, grouped by UTC date. The lighter final bar shows a partial day through Nov 5 at 19:35 UTC.
Activity by day and hour
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| Subreddit | Audience similarity | Shared commenters (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| r/whatisthisbug | 2.1% | 49 |
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Calculated . Based on comments from Oct 25 through Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Results are refreshed after one month.
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