Table 1.
Top eight subreddits with the most number of comments.
| Subreddits | Num. of comments | Num. of authors | Average comments per author (Std) | Median | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/Coronavirus | 17,263 | 9,849 | 1.75 (3.18) | 1 | 114 | 1 |
| r/worldnews | 7,985 | 5,782 | 1.38 (8.93) | 1 | 676 | 1 |
| r/conspiracy | 7,122 | 4,159 | 1.71 (3.02) | 1 | 145 | 1 |
| r/politics | 7,006 | 5,520 | 1.27 (1.55) | 1 | 71 | 1 |
| r/wallstreetbets | 6,424 | 3,982 | 1.61 (2.14) | 1 | 58 | 1 |
| r/AskReddit | 5,700 | 4,954 | 1.15 (1.10) | 1 | 55 | 1 |
| r/news | 3,779 | 3,123 | 1.21 (0.79) | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| r/COVID-19 | 2,378 | 1,169 | 2.03 (4.12) | 1 | 64 | 1 |
| Grand total | 57,657 | 35,798 | 1.61 (4.78) | 1 | 747 | 1 |