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What is reddit-insight?

patrickjs/reddit-insight — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2014-03-17

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In one sentence

An analytics dashboard that pulls public Reddit data and visualizes it in charts, showing trends like what topics are rising and when a community is most active.

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  root((reddit-insight))
    What it does
      Pulls Reddit data
      Visualizes trends
      Shows activity patterns
    Tech stack
      Angular.js
      Node.js Express
      MongoDB
      d3
    Use cases
      Track trending topics
      Monitor subreddit activity
      Study internet culture
    Audience
      Researchers
      Moderators
      Marketers

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

See when a subreddit is most active and what topics generate the most discussion, as a moderator.

USE CASE 2

Track how fast posts get upvoted and spot trending topics on Reddit without manual browsing.

USE CASE 3

Analyze how ideas and discussions spread across Reddit for internet-culture research.

USE CASE 4

Monitor brand or topic mentions on Reddit over time as a marketer.

What is it built with?

Angular.jsNode.jsExpressMongoDBd3

How does it compare?

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Stars142142142
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2014-03-17——
MaintenanceDormant——
Setup difficulty—moderatehard
Complexity—3/54/5
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Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to build a dashboard like reddit-insight that pulls public Reddit data and displays posting trends with d3 charts.
Prompt 2
How would I set up an Express and MongoDB backend to store Reddit post data for later visualization?
Prompt 3
Explain how to use d3 to visualize upvote speed and posting frequency trends from a Reddit dataset.
Prompt 4
Help me refactor an Angular.js dashboard like reddit-insight into a more modern front-end framework while keeping the same data visualizations.

Frequently asked questions

What is reddit-insight?

An analytics dashboard that pulls public Reddit data and visualizes it in charts, showing trends like what topics are rising and when a community is most active.

What language is reddit-insight written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes Angular.js, Node.js, Express.

Is reddit-insight actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2014-03-17).

Who is reddit-insight for?

Mainly researcher.

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