Pochemutor
Live counter tracking every "pochemu" (why) posted in the comments of a large pro-war Russian Telegram channel since Dec 2024, daily...
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Description
Live counter tracking every "pochemu" (why) posted in the comments of a large pro-war Russian Telegram channel since Dec 2024, daily counts, history, and the actual quotes.
About Pochemutor
What is Pochemutor?
Pochemutor monitors comments under posts on one large Russian Telegram channel and counts the word pochemu, which is Russian for why.
What Pochemutor does
The page tracks pochemu and other words in comments, collects statistics, and shows discussions. You can vote for comments, and the most popular ones appear in Most Popular Comments. Voting is not available in that section. The history since December 2024 can be a bar or a line chart, for a week, month, quarter, year, or all time. A Telegram channel offers a daily digest and spike alerts, and there is a discussion group.
Who Pochemutor is for
Readers of that Telegram channel who want the pochemu count, a daily digest, and spike alerts.
How Pochemutor works
Tracking began on December 5, 2024. The page counts mentions of pochemu in comments under posts and pulls comments from the channel. The history chart can be bars or a line. You can vote for comments above the Most Popular Comments section. Voting is not available in that section. The Telegram channel sends a daily digest and spike alerts.
Key features
- Counts pochemu, Russian for why, in comments under posts on one Telegram channel.
- Also tracks Nuclear, Oreshnik, Shady deal, Fuel, Mobilization, Wildberries, and Dvizhukha.
- History can be bars or a line, for a week, month, quarter, year, or all time.
- You can vote on comments. Most Popular Comments shows the comments with the most votes, and voting is not available there.
- A Telegram channel sends a daily digest and spike alerts, and there is a discussion group.
Facts from pochemutor.org, checked 13 October 2026
- Tracking began on December 5, 2024. The page says pochemu was the first word tracked.
- The page says the pochemu peak day was 3.7x a typical day, the lowest volatility of any tracked word.
- Other tracked words on the page include Nuclear, Oreshnik, Shady deal, Fuel, Mobilization, Wildberries, and Dvizhukha.
Written from Pochemutor's own website (Homepage). The maker can claim this listing to edit it.
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Frequently asked questions
What does pochemu mean in Russian?
It means why. It is the word this project is named after, and the first one tracked.
Is pochemu used sincerely or sarcastically?
Both. Commenters use it earnestly when events contradict the official narrative, and sarcastically as a recurring dig. The word count does not distinguish tone.
Does pochemu usage spike around major events?
The page says the peak day was only 3.7x a typical day, the lowest volatility of any tracked word. It behaves like a constant background hum rather than a reaction to a specific event.
How many pochemu mentions does the page report?
The page says over 54,000 times since tracking began on December 5, 2024, out of 100,000 total comments matched across the tracked words. It also says over 98,000 comments tracked so far.