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r/linux stats

r/linux has 1,932,285 members and gets about 9.0 new posts a day. The best time to post is Thursday around 6pm US Eastern.

Members
1.9M
Posts per day
9.0
Avg comments
46.4
Created
2008

From the subreddit: Welcome to /r/Linux! This is a community for sharing news about Linux, interesting developments and press. If you're looking for tech support, /r/Linux4Noobs and /r/linuxquestions are friendly communities that can help you. Please also check out: https://lemmy.ml/c/linux and Kbin.social/m/Linux Please refrain from posting help requests here, cheers.

Best time to post on r/linux

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

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    Thu 6pm

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    Mon 5pm

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    Wed 11am

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Readers following technology, programming and science. Good for developer tools, consumer tech and education products.

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r/linux has 1,932,285 members, read from Reddit on October 29, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Thursday around 6pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 9.0 new posts a day, and a new post averages 46.4 comments.

Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.

Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/linux for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.

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