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r/ycombinator subreddit stats

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

From September 18, 2026 to October 18, 2026, 1,028 users on r/ycombinator made 341 posts and 1,700 comments, or about 11 posts/day and 56 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 5.0 comments per post; 2.9% of posts and 2.1% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 50.4/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 4.7% of posts and 19.1% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 13:00 (1.5x avg), the most active day was Friday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.79x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
341
Posts/day
11
Comments/month
1,700
Comments/day
56
Posts with links
2.9%
Comments with links
2.1%
Comments per post
5.0
Unique posters
1,028
Health Score
50.4/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
4.7%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
19.1%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
13:00 (1.5x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Friday (1.3x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.79x
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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