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Haiku Stats
Haiku zeitgeist for the curious
Stats are run daily at 08:00 UTC

As the database fills with verse, patterns emerge. Do not mistake quantification for understanding.

Key Metrics

Total haiku78,044
Hidden haiku4,252
Site age29 years, 73 days
Average per day≈ 7.3
One haiku every≈ 11,799 seconds
Trend directionOngoing

Haiku Rate Over Time

Each point represents one calendar year.

Temporal Extremes

Most prolific year 2001 (12,229)
Least prolific year 1996 (74)
Most prolific month March 2001 (2,574)
Most prolific day January 11, 2003 (1,062)

Moderation Rate Over Time

Percentage of submissions hidden per year.

Language Metrics

Haiku per year2,691
Haiku per month224
Haiku per week51
Haiku per hour0.31
Days per haiku0.14
Haiku per haiku1.0
Average words per haiku14.5
Median words per haiku13
Average lines per haiku2.75
Longest haiku (by word count) 825 words
Shortest haiku (by word count) 1 words
Punctuation-heavy haiku 20,285 (28%)
Distinct words observed 76,996

Most Frequently Occurring Words

not 6,487
like 5,285
haiku 4,556
no 3,972
its 3,764
one 3,608
up 3,521
out 2,990
dont 2,901
some 2,722

Most Common Two-Word Phrases

i am 1,832
bad haiku 854
i dont 828
i think 777
i want 497
i know 467
when i 458
i love 410
fuck off 408
i like 382

Distribution

Submission Breakdown

Most Common Locations

Toronto 473 haiku
Usa 376 haiku
Manchester 332 haiku
seattle 280 haiku
Yuggoth 247 haiku

*These visualizations represent the data accurately.