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r/ycombinator subreddit stats

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

From July 18, 2026 to August 18, 2026, 1,496 users on r/ycombinator made 504 posts and 3,624 comments, or about 16 posts/day and 115 comments/day. The subreddit averaged 7.2 comments per post; 3.6% of posts and 4.3% 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 1.6% of posts and 20.9% of comments. Activity is measured in UTC: the most active hour was 19:00 (1.8x avg), the most active day was Thursday (1.4x avg), and normalized weekend volume was 0.79x weekday volume.

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Posts/month
504
Posts/day
16
Comments/month
3,624
Comments/day
115
Posts with links
3.6%
Comments with links
4.3%
Comments per post
7.2
Unique posters
1,496
Health Score
36.2/100
Unique posters divided by total posts and comments.
Top 1% user posts
1.6%
Share of posts made by the most active 1% of users.
Top 1% user comments
20.9%
Share of comments made by the most active 1% of users.
Most active hour
19:00 (1.8x avg)
Based on average activity per hour in UTC.
Most active day
Thursday (1.4x 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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