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r/ycombinator subreddit stats

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

Updated . Reporting period: Oct 7, 2026–Nov 7, 2026 (UTC).

From October 7, 2026 to November 7, 2026, 769 users on r/ycombinator made 264 posts and 1,120 comments, or about 8 posts/day and 36 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 4.2 comments per post; 2.7% of posts and 2.2% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 55.6/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 4.5% of posts and 13.8% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 15:00 (1.7x avg), the most active day was Friday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.63x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
264
Posts/day
8
Comments/month
1,120
Comments/day
36
Posts with links
2.7%
Comments with links
2.2%
Comments per post
4.2
Unique posters
769
Health Score
55.6/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
4.5%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
13.8%
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
Friday (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.63x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

Daily activity in r/ycombinator

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