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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 27, 2026 to September 27, 2026, 1,455 users on r/ycombinator made 424 posts and 2,659 comments, or about 13 posts/day and 83 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 6.3 comments per post; 2.1% of posts and 2.8% of comments contained links. Its Health Score was 47.2/100, meaning unique posters divided by total posts and comments. The top 1% of users produced 3.8% of posts and 19.3% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 13:00 (1.7x avg), the most active day was Tuesday (1.3x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.84x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
424
Posts/day
13
Comments/month
2,659
Comments/day
83
Posts with links
2.1%
Comments with links
2.8%
Comments per post
6.3
Unique posters
1,455
Health Score
47.2/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
3.8%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
19.3%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
13:00 (1.7x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Tuesday (1.3x avg)
Based on average activity per weekday in UTC.
Weekend vs weekday
0.84x
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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