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r/ProgrammerHumor stats
r/ProgrammerHumor has 4,773,420 members and gets about 18.4 new posts a day. The best time to post is Friday around 1pm US Eastern.
- Members
- 4.8M
- Posts per day
- 18.4
- Avg comments
- 80.1
- Created
- 2012
From the subreddit: For anything funny related to programming and software development.
Best time to post on r/ProgrammerHumor
When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.
- #1
Fri 1pm
- #2
Fri 10am
- #3
Fri 2am
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Top posts this month
- privateKey▲ 26K
- thisIsVeryTrue▲ 25K
- vibeCoding▲ 25K
- aboutToBreakTheCode▲ 23K
- employeeVsFreelancerVsFounderVsVibeCoder▲ 22K
Who buys on r/ProgrammerHumor
Readers following technology, programming and science. Good for developer tools, consumer tech and education products.
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Common questions
r/ProgrammerHumor has 4,773,420 members, read from Reddit on October 29, 2026.
Based on when this month's top posts went up, Friday around 1pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.
It gets about 18.4 new posts a day, and a new post averages 80.1 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/ProgrammerHumor 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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