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r/ycombinator subreddit stats

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

From August 7, 2026 to September 7, 2026, 1,635 users on r/ycombinator made 452 posts and 4,068 comments, or about 15 posts/day and 131 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 9.0 comments per post; 2.2% of posts and 3.2% 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 1.3% of posts and 22.3% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 16:00 (1.6x avg), the most active day was Tuesday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.77x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
452
Posts/day
15
Comments/month
4,068
Comments/day
131
Posts with links
2.2%
Comments with links
3.2%
Comments per post
9.0
Unique posters
1,635
Health Score
36.2/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
1.3%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
22.3%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
16:00 (1.6x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Tuesday (1.4x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.77x
Weekend daily volume divided by weekday daily volume, normalized by day in UTC.

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